Französisch - Englisch
Definition von gloucestershire im Französisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Gloucestershire, Glos., county in southwestern England; seaport in southwestern England
Englisch - Englisch
Definition von gloucestershire im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A west midland county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and Monmouthshire
- {i} county in southwestern England; seaport in southwestern England
- a county in the west of England, next to Wales. The Cotswolds, an area of beautiful hills and countryside, are in south and east Gloucestershire. Administrative (pop., 2001: 564,559), geographic, and historic county, southwestern England. It is located at the head of the River Severn estuary on the Welsh border; Gloucester is the county seat. The Severn bisects the county from north to south. Prehistoric peoples were active in the area, as the numerous burial mounds indicate; later, the Romans had military camps within the county, and Gloucester was a Roman town of note. After the departure of the Romans, the Saxons occupied the area. Throughout the Middle Ages Gloucestershire was a battlefield, reflected in the imposing Norman defensive castles built on the Welsh frontier. The county's Cotswold area is important economically. Most of its eastern half is scenic, and a large area is set aside as the Dean National Forest Park
- a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
Englisch - Französisch
Definition von gloucestershire im Englisch Französisch wörterbuch
- {n} Gloucestershire, comté du Sud-est de l'Angleterre; ville portuaire du sud-est de l'Angleterre