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Wellington

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See also: wellington

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From earlier Wēolingtūn, from:

  1. For the place in Shropshire, England: Partly uncertain. The second element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come either from *wœling (“ridge, bank”), or else from *wēoling (“device, artefact”).
  2. For the place in Somerset, England: Partly obscure. The last element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come from either the personal name *Wēola + ing, or else *wēoling (“trap”).
  3. Many places with this name are named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

  2. The capital city of New Zealand in the Wellington region. [1]
    Abbreviation: Wgton.
    • 2023 July 8, “Pylon of the Month - July 2023”, in Pylon of the Month‎[1], archived from the original on 13 July 2024:
      After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the way from the hills outside Wellington, New Zealand.
    1. (metonymic) by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
      Synonym: Beehive
  3. A region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital; in full, Wellington Region.
  4. Some places in England:
    1. A locality in Gosforth parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0704).
    2. A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948). [2]
    3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511). [3]
    4. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1320). [4]
  5. Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:
    1. A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
    2. A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
  6. A number of places in Australia:
    1. A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
    2. A tiny township in South Australia.
    3. A local government area in eastern Victoria; in full, the Shire of Wellington.
    4. Ellipsis of the Wellington Land District: a land district in Tasmania, Australia.
  7. A number of places in Canada:
    1. A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
    2. A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.
    3. A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
    4. A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
    5. A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
    6. A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    7. An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
    8. A residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
    2. A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
    3. A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
    4. A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.
    5. A city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas.
    6. A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville.
    7. An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
    8. A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
    9. An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
    10. An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station.
    11. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
    12. A city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas.
    13. A small city in Carbon County, Utah.
    14. Former name of Tye, King County, Washington, which later became a ghost town.
    15. A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  9. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
  10. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.
Derived terms
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Noun

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Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

  1. (card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
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Etymology 2

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A pair of Wellington boots

Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised this style of boot.

Noun

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Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

  1. Ellipsis of Wellington boot.
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Etymology 3

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Generalization from beef Wellington.

Noun

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Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

  1. (cooking) Meat or other filling baked in a puff pastry.
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References

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  1. ^ NZ Topo Map
  2. ^ Parish map (Herefordshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Telford & Wrekin)
  4. ^ Parish map (Somerset)

Afrikaans

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Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia af

Proper noun

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Wellington

  1. Wellington (a town in the Western Cape, South Africa)
  2. Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)

Derived terms

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Wellington m inan (relational adjective wellingtonský)

  1. Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)

Declension

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Declension of Wellington (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Wellington
genitive Wellingtonu
dative Wellingtonu
accusative Wellington
vocative Wellingtone
locative Wellingtoně, Wellingtonu
instrumental Wellingtonem

Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English Wellington.

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    Wellington m inan

    1. Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)

    Declension

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    Declension of Wellington
    singular
    nominative Wellington
    genitive Wellingtonu
    dative Wellingtonowi
    accusative Wellington
    instrumental Wellingtonem
    locative Wellingtonie
    vocative Wellingtonie

    Derived terms

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    adjective
    nouns

    Further reading

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    • “Wellington”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from English Wellington.

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      Proper noun

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      Wellington ?

      1. Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)

      Proper noun

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      Wellington m

      1. a male given name of Brazilian usage

      Slovak

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      Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia sk

      Proper noun

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      Wellington m inan (genitive singular Wellingtonu, declension pattern of dub)

      1. Wellington (the capital of New Zealand)

      References

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      • “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, 2003–2026

      Spanish

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈw̝elinton/ [ˈw̝e.lĩn̪.t̪õn]
      • Rhymes: -elinton
      • Syllabification: We‧lling‧ton

      Proper noun

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      Wellington f

      1. Wellington

      Welsh

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      Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia cy

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      Wellington f (not mutable)

      1. Wellington (the capital of New Zealand)

      Mutation

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      H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.

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