Gloucestershire has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:
a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
"The historic cathedral stands proudly in Gloucestershire, a scenic county located in the lower Severn valley of southwestern England."
A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
"Gloucestershire is a historic county in the south west of England known for its rolling hills and proximity to the Severn estuary."
The name Gloucestershire comes from the Old English word Gloucæaster, which referred to a Roman town founded by the Celtic tribe known as the Dobunni. The suffix -shire was added later in Middle English to designate this specific county, creating a term that literally means "the shire of Gloucester."