Minster,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Minster \Min"ster\, n. [AS. mynster, fr. L. monasterium. See
     {Monastery}.] (Arch.)
     A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and
     applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist
     (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc.), and is also
     improperly used for any large church.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Minster house}, the official house in which the canons of a
        cathedral live in common or in rotation. --Shipley.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  minster
       n : any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally
           connected to a monastery

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Minster, OH (village, FIPS 50918)
    Location: 40.39432 N, 84.37950 W
    Population (1990): 2650 (935 housing units)
    Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 45865

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Minster, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
     Population (2000):    2794
     Housing Units (2000): 1033
     Land area (2000):     1.877624 sq. miles (4.863024 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.877624 sq. miles (4.863024 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            50918
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             40.393706 N, 84.378266 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     45865
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Minster, OH
      Minster