Wellington
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (noun) wellington
Etymology 1
[edit]From Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman. From Old English Weolingtun, meaning "wealthy estate".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛl.ɪŋ.tən/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈwel.əŋ.tən/, [ˈwɛlɪŋtən]
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: Wel‧ling‧ton
Proper noun
[edit]Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)
- The capital city of New Zealand. [1]
- Abbreviation: Wgton.
- (metonymically) by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
- Synonym: Beehive
- Wellington Region, a region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital.
- Several places in England:
- A locality in Gosforth parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).
- A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948). [2]
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511). [3]
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1320). [4]
- 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.
- Ellipsis of Wellington Land District., A district of Tasmania.
- 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 of the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
- A community of Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
- A community of Queens County, Nova Scotia.
- A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- An unincorporated place and community of 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.
- Former name of Tye, King County, Washington, which later became a ghost town.
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wellington (plural Wellingtons)
- (card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
Translations
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Etymology 2
[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/content-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Wellies.jpg/170px-Wellies.jpg)
Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised this style of boot.
Noun
[edit]Wellington (plural Wellingtons)
Translations
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Generalization from beef Wellington.
Noun
[edit]Wellington (plural Wellingtons)
- (cooking) Meat baked in a puff pastry.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wellington
- Wellington (a town in Western Cape, South Africa)
- Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)
Derived terms
[edit]Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wellington m inan (related adjective wellingtonský)
- Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)
Declension
[edit]singular | |
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nominative | Wellington |
genitive | Wellingtonu |
dative | Wellingtonu |
accusative | Wellington |
vocative | Wellingtone |
locative | Wellingtoně, Wellingtonu |
instrumental | Wellingtonem |
Further reading
[edit]- “Wellington”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English Wellington.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wellington m inan
- Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)
Declension
[edit]singular | |
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nominative | Wellington |
genitive | Wellingtonu |
dative | Wellingtonowi |
accusative | Wellington |
instrumental | Wellingtonem |
locative | Wellingtonie |
vocative | Wellingtonie |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Wellington in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English Wellington.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Wellington
- Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)
Proper noun
[edit]Wellington m
- a male given name of Brazilian usage
Slovak
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wellington m inan
- Wellington (the capital of New Zealand)
References
[edit]- “Wellington”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wellington f
- Wellington
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wellington f
- Wellington (the capital of New Zealand)
Mutation
[edit]H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.
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