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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of coal originally dug at Wallsend on the Tyne. countable, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3066).
2. 2
   A western suburb of the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
3. 3
   An unincorporated community in Bell County, Kentucky, United States.

Etymology

From (in England) wall + end, after its historical position at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

Related phrases

West Wallsendbell countynew south walesnorth tynesidetyne and wear

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