Wellington

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Pronunciation

• (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/
• (GNZ) IPA: /ˈwelɘŋtɘn/

Proper noun

1. A capital city in New Zealand.
2. Several places in England:
   1. A village in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4948).
   2. A market town in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
   3. A market town in Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1320).
   4. A locality near Gosforth (OS grid ref NY0704).
3. Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:
   1. A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
   2. A tiny township in South Australia.
   3. A neighborhood in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
   4. , now called Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador.
   5. A community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
   6. A community in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County.
   7. A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
   8. A municipality in Prince County, Prince Edward Island.
   9. An unincorporated place/and/community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
   10. A residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta.
   11. A town in The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
   12. A town in the Western Cape.
   13. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
   14. A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
   15. A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
   16. A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County.
   17. A city/county seat in Sumner County, Kansas.
   18. A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
   19. An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
   20. A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
   21. An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
   22. An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons, Nevada and Wellingtons Station, Nevada.
   23. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
   24. A city/county seat in Collingsworth County, Texas.
   25. A small city in Carbon County, Utah.
   26. A ghost town/and/railroad community in King County, Washington.
   27. A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
4. (New Zealand politics, slang) by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
5. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
6. Surname from the places in England.
7. (card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

Translations

• French: Wellington
• German: Wellington
• Italian: Wellington
• Portuguese: Wellington
• Russian: Ве́ллингтон
• Spanish: Wellington

Noun

Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

1. A Wellington boot.

Noun

Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

1. Meat baked in a puff pastry.

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