Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rochester

2 senses of rochester

Sense 1
Rochester -- (a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")

Sense 2
Rochester -- (a town in southeast Minnesota)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")