Rochester

[ roch-es-ter, -uh-ster ]

noun

1. John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.
2. a city in W New York, on the Genesee River.
3. a town in SE Minnesota.
4. a city in N Kent, in SE England.
5. a city in SE New Hampshire.

Rochester

¹

/ ˈrɒtʃɪstə /

noun

1. Rochester, 2nd Earl of16471680MEnglishWRITING: poetMISC: witMISC: libertine 2nd Earl of , title of John Wilmot . 1647–80, English poet, wit, and libertine. His poems include satires, notably A Satire against Mankind (1675), love lyrics, and bawdy verse

Rochester

²

/ ˈrɒtʃɪstə /

noun

1. a city in SE England, in Medway unitary authority, Kent, on the River Medway. Pop: 27 123 (2001)
2. a city in NW New York State, on Lake Ontario. Pop: 215 093 (2003 est)
3. a city in the US, in Minnesota: site of the Mayo Clinic. Pop: 92 507 (2003 est)

Rochester

1. City in western New York .

Notes

Center of the photographic equipment industry.

Example Sentences

According to Andre Anderson, the Rochester Deputy Police Chief, the girl then tried to run away.

From Essence.com

Sara Taylor, a social worker and administrator in Rochester, said her 12-year-old daughter has been arrested 10 times while suffering mental health crises.

From Washington Post

In Rochester, New York, which tried creating an elected civilian oversight board with greater authority, the local police union is fighting the change in state court.

From ProPublica

In 1991, she founded a private research group at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota.

From MIT Technology Review

Now, with Rochester about 385 miles away, all four affiliates are accessible via car.

From Washington Post

He spent two lost and traumatic years in the minors, getting shelled in Miami and Rochester.

From The Daily Beast

He was the proprietor of a grimy chicken joint in Rochester, New York.

From The Daily Beast

One video that contains the searing truth about guns is the one made by the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

From The Daily Beast

A Rochester (ROC) passenger approached a ticket counter to check in and stated to the ticket agent that he had a bomb in his bag.

From The Daily Beast

It was called Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York, from 1958, and, despite its corny name, it stopped me in my tracks.

From The Daily Beast

Lawrence Hyde, earl of Rochester, died; deservedly respected as an able statesman.

From Project Gutenberg

He thought the seven miles between Rochester and Maidstone the most charming walk in all England.

From Project Gutenberg

Across the river from Rochester lies Chatham, a city of forty thousand people and a famous naval and military station.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Douglass is highly respected as a citizen and gentleman in Rochester.

From Project Gutenberg

Then to Rochester, and there saw the Cathedrall, which is now fitting for use, and the organ then a-tuning.

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