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 (AU) (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 near Gosforth, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).
- A village in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).
- A market town in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
- A market town in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1320).
- 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 in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
- A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
- A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
- A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- An unincorporated place and community in 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 edit
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Etymology 2 edit
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
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 edit
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 (genitive singular Wellingtonu, declension pattern of dub)
- 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.