name, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The abbey of Westminster.
2. 2
   The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.
3. 3
   A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster.
4. 4
   The Palace of Westminster
5. 5
   The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster. colloquial, metonymically

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6. 6
   A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Orange County, California.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.
11. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
12. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
13. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.
14. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.
15. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.
16. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.
17. 17
    A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
18. 18
    A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.
19. 19
    A village in the Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.
20. 20
    A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
21. 21
    An English dukedom.

Synonyms

All synonyms

city of westminsterrising star cave

Example

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"Tom stood on the platform in Westminster Underground Station."

Etymology

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmynster, from Old English Westmynster; equivalent to west + minster.

Related phrases

New WestminsterWestminster bubbleWestminster systemWestminster villagecarroll countycity of westminstercounty seatpalace of westminsterwestminster abbeywestminster cathedral

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