Westchester

English

Etymology

From west +‎ Chester in England.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: wĕstʹchĕstər, IPA(key): /ˈwɛstˌt͡ʃɛstɚ/, [ˈwɛs(t̚)ˌt͡ʃʰɛstɚ]
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: wĕstʹchĕstər, IPA(key): /ˈwɛstˌt͡ʃɛstə/, [ˈwɛst̚ˌt͡ʃʰɛstə]

Proper noun

Westchester

  1. A village in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
  3. A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
    • 2000 October 8, Robert Worth, “HEALTH; A Little-Known Threat”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      "There is clearly a systemic problem," said Richard L. Brodsky, a Westchester assemblyman, who is sponsoring a bill to require that mercury gauges be replaced with nonmercury alternatives.
  4. An unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, United States.
  5. A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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