Gloucestershire

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Gloucestreschire; equivalent to Gloucester +‎ -shire. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒstəʃə/, /ˈɡlɒstəʃɪə/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔstəʃə/ (West Country) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔstəɹʃəɹ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑstɚʃaɪɹ/, /ˈɡlɑstəʃɚ/, enPR: glästʹərshīr === Proper noun === Gloucestershire (abbreviation Glos) A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. ==== Derived terms ==== South Gloucestershire ==== Descendants ==== French: Gloucestershire ==== Translations ====