Westminster
English
Etymology
From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west + minster.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/
Audio (Southern England) noicon (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/
Proper noun
Westminster
- The abbey of Westminster
- The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.
- A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of borough of Westminster.
- The Palace of Westminster
- (colloquial, metonymically) The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster
- A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland, United States.
- A city in Orange County, California, United States.
- An English dukedom.
Derived terms
Related terms
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Westminster Abbey
- Westminster Cathedral
- Palace of Westminster
Translations
London borough of Greater London
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Palace of Westminster
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city in Orange County, California
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