wellington
IPA: wˈɛɫɪŋtʌn
Root Word: Wellington
noun
- The capital city of New Zealand.
- (metonymically) by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
- Wellington Region, a region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital.
- Several places in England:
- A locality near Gosforth, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).
- A village in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).
- A market town in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
- A market town in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1320).
- Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:
- A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
- A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
- A number of places in Australia:
- A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
- A tiny township in South Australia.
- The Shire of Wellington, a local government area in eastern Victoria.
- A number of places in Canada:
- A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
- A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.
- A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
- A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
- A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
- A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
- A residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
- A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
- A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.
- A city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas.
- A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville.
- An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
- A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station.
- A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas.
- A small city in Carbon County, Utah.
- A ghost town and railroad community in King County, Washington.
- A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.
- (card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
- (cooking) Meat baked in a puff pastry.
- Ellipsis of Wellington Land District., A district of Tasmania.
- Ellipsis of Wellington boot. [(rare in the singular) One of a pair of Wellington boots.]
- Alternative letter-case form of Wellington (the boot). [The capital city of New Zealand.]
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Examples of "wellington" in Sentences
- The carriages were then taken to Wellington Mews.
- The Wellington bypass road and the Waterfront race.
- I was thinking of changing it to wellington anyway.
- The Breeze in Wellington is the successor to Radio Windy.
- He died destitute in the Ohiro Benevolent Home in Wellington.
- The development of local government in Wellington was erratic.
- He certainly enjoyed the endorsement of the Duke of Wellington.
- It eliminated the circuitous route via Johnsonville into Wellington.
- The Wellington City Council continues to hold and manage the amenity.
- He was a regular exhibitor in the Academy of Fine Arts shows in Wellington.
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