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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