Wellington

• (noun) wellington

From Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman. From Old English Weolingtun, meaning "wealthy estate".

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛl.ɪŋ.tən/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈwel.əŋ.tən/, [ˈwɛlɪŋtən]

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• Hyphenation: Wel‧ling‧ton

Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

1. The capital city of New Zealand. [1]
2. (metonymically) by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
3. Wellington Region, a region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital.
4. Several places in England, United Kingdom:
   1. A locality near Gosforth, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).
   2. A village in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).
   3. A market town in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
   4. A market town in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1320).
5. Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:
   1. A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
   2. A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
6. A number of places in Australia:
   1. A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
   2. A tiny township in South Australia.
   3. Ellipsis of Wellington Land District., A district of Tasmania.
7. A number of places in Canada:
   1. A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
   2. A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.
   3. A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
   4. A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
   5. A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
   6. A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
   7. An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
   8. A residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
8. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
   2. A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
   3. A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
   4. A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.
   5. A city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas.
   6. A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville.
   7. An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
   8. A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
   9. An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
   10. An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station.
   11. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
   12. A city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas.
   13. A small city in Carbon County, Utah.
   14. A ghost town and railroad community in King County, Washington.
   15. A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
9. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
10. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.

Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

1. (card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

A pair of Wellington boots

Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised this style of boot.

Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

1. Ellipsis of Wellington boot.

Generalization from beef Wellington.

Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

1. (cooking) Meat baked in a puff pastry.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛlɪŋkton]

Wellington m inan (related adjective wellingtonský)

1. Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)

• Wellington in Internetová jazyková příručka

Borrowed from English Wellington.

• IPA^(key): /wɛˈliŋk.tɔn/

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• Rhymes: -iŋktɔn
• Syllabification: We‧lling‧ton

Wellington m inan

1. Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)

• Wellington in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Wellington in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from English Wellington.

Wellington

1. Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)

Wellington m

1. a male given name of Brazilian usage

Wellington m inan (genitive singular Wellingtonu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Wellington (the capital of New Zealand)

• Wellington in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Wellington f

1. Wellington

Wellington f

1. Wellington (the capital of New Zealand)