Westminster

English

Etymology

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west + minster.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/
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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/

Proper noun

Westminster

  1. The abbey of Westminster
  2. The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.
  3. A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of borough of Westminster.
  4. The Palace of Westminster
  5. (colloquial, metonymically) The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster
  6. A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland, United States.
  7. A city in Orange County, California, United States.
  8. An English dukedom.

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