Chester

American  

[ches-ter] / ˈtʃɛs tər /

noun

1. a city in Cheshire, in northwest England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.

2. a city in southeastern Pennsylvania.

3. Cheshire.

4. former name of Cheshire.

5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “camp.”

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Chester British  

/ ˈtʃɛstə /

noun

1. Latin name: Deva.  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)

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Example Sentences

QVC, based in West Chester, Pa., said it aims to emerge from chapter 11 in roughly three months and will continue normal operations throughout the restructuring process, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Before the Fonseca family, the property was owned by sculptor Daniel Chester French, the man behind the Lincoln Memorial, who added a “breathtaking” studio space to the house in the 1880s.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The five novels here, published between 1954 and 1964 as paperback originals, stand in the noir tradition of James M. Cain, Chester Himes and David Goodis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"We have a mother and baby unit in Swansea and there is a unit that's just opened in Chester, which is a collaboration between NHS England and NHS Wales."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Chester rolled his eyes heavenward and didn’t even try to move.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe