a town 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 in British English2
(ˈrɒtʃɪstə)
noun
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 in American English1
(ˈrɑtʃəstər; ˈrɑˌtʃɛstər)
2d Earl of(John Wilmot) 1647-80; Eng. poet
Rochester in American English2
(ˈrɑtʃəstər; ˈrɑˌtʃɛstər)
1.
city & port in W N.Y., on Lake Ontario: pop. 220,000
2.
city in SE Minn.: pop. 86,000
3.
city in Kent, SE England: county district pop. 145,000
Word origin
(sense 1) after N. Rochester (1752-1831), Revolutionary officer; (sense 2) after the city in N.Y.