Winchester
Americannoun
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a city in Hampshire, in S England: cathedral; capital of the early Wessex kingdom and of medieval England.
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a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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a city in N Virginia: Civil War battles 1862, 1864.
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a city in E central Kentucky.
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a town in NW Connecticut.
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Computers. Winchester disk.
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of winchester
after Winchester, Hampshire
Example Sentences
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He is on trial at Winchester Crown Court.
From BBC
When Nelson first came to the UK he took on various jobs, including making Mother's Pride bread and Kipling's Cakes near Southampton, as well as Bendick's Chocolate in Winchester.
From BBC
Danny Chambers, who represents Winchester, said sewage had been "pouring" into the River Itchen, potentially affecting the endangered fish currently laying eggs in the chalk stream.
From BBC
"Those like me, who hold to the historic teaching, also feel that pain, and all groups need to be recognised," said Simon Clift, a lay member of Synod from Winchester.
From BBC
One is the Winchester Mystery House, a 160-room mansion the widow of the Winchester rifle company founder kept expanding over a century ago reportedly to appease spirits of the gun’s victims.
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