Definition of chester Chester

/ʧɛˈstɚ/ - [chester] - Ches•ter

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What does chester mean?

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chester - a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
		keystone state, pennsylvania, pa a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

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A city of England, in the county of Cheshire. The British Caerleon and the Roman Deva, the station of the Twentieth Legion, Valeria Victrix, quitted by them about 477. The city was first built by Edelfleda about 908. Chester was ravaged by the Danes in 980; taken after three months’ siege for the Parliament in 1645. A projected attack of Fenians on Chester Castle was defeated by the vigilance of the authorities and the arrival of the military, February 11-12, 1867.

Chester is a city in the north-west of England. It is almost 2000 years old and was started by Romans. A person from Chester is called a Cestrian.

Chester lies on the river Dee, and is the county town of the county of Cheshire. It is near to the country Wales, and is home to almost 120,000 people. It is just south of Liverpool.

Near to Chester is Chester Zoo which is the biggest Zoo in the U.K.

See also.

Chester city walls