Rochester

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Rossiter

Etymology

From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/

Proper noun

Rochester

1. A town in Victoria, Australia.
2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
3. A town and historic city in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7468).
4. A small village and civil parish (served by Rochester with Byrness Parish Council) in Northumberland, England.The north of the parish borders onto Scotland (OS grid ref NY8398).
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
   2. A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Indiana.
   3. A township and census-designated place therein, in Cedar County, Iowa.
   4. A tiny home rule city in Butler County, Kentucky.
   5. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
   6. A city in Oakland County, Michigan; suburb of Detroit.
   7. A large city, the county seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota.
   8. An unincorporated community in Andrew County, Missouri.
   9. A ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada.
   10. A city in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
   11. A large city, the county seat of Monroe County, New York.
   12. A town in Ulster County, New York.
   13. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
   14. An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio.
   15. A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
   16. A small town in Haskell County, Texas.
   17. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
   18. A census-designated place in Thurston County, Washington.
   19. A village in Racine County, Wisconsin.
6. A British surname.

Derived terms

• Rochester Hills

 

Related terms

• Medway Towns (sense 1)

Anagrams

• Schroeter, hectorers, orchestre