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Winchester

[ win-ches-ter, -chuh-ster ]

noun

  1. a city in Hampshire, in S England: cathedral; capital of the early Wessex kingdom and of medieval England.
  2. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
  3. a city in N Virginia: Civil War battles 1862, 1864.
  4. a city in E central Kentucky.
  5. a town in NW Connecticut.
  6. Computers. Winchester disk.


Winchester

1

/ ˈɪԳʃɪə /

noun

  1. a city in S England, administrative centre of Hampshire: a Romano-British town; Saxon capital of Wessex; 11th-century cathedral; site of Winchester College (1382), English public school. Pop: 41 420 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

winchester

2

/ ˈɪԳʃɪə /

noun

  1. sometimes capital a large cylindrical bottle with a narrow neck used for transporting chemicals. It contains about 2.5 litres
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Winchester1

after Winchester, Hampshire
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Smyth, a barrister and senior member of a Christian charity, was accused of attacking dozens of boys at his home in Winchester, Hampshire and at Christian camps in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Saadi was described at Winchester Crown Court as a "social misfit" who committed his crimes "to feel powerful".

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Sian sat in the public gallery every day during the murder trial last December at Winchester Crown Court.

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The .308 Winchester Tap Urban bullets used are designed to break apart on impact and cause maximum damage.

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She has since been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Winchester Crown Court on Friday.

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