a city in NW England, administrative centre of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, on the River Dee: intact surrounding walls; 16th- and 17th-century double-tier shops. Pop: 80 121 (2001)
Latin name: Deva
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Ches•ter
(ches′tər),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact. 117,200.
- Place Namesa city in SE Pennsylvania. 45,794.
- Place NamesCheshire (def. 3).
- Place Namesformer name of Cheshire (def. 1).
- a male given name: from a Latin word meaning "camp.''
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