Wellington

/ˈweləŋtən/ name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
  • Grammar: wellington is listed as name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: beef en croûte, capital city, family name, galosh.
  • Useful contrasts: bare feet, given name, no footwear.
  • Usage evidence: I'm from Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Wellington boot. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 3
    Meat or other filling baked in a puff pastry.
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of Wellington (the boot). alt-of
  5. 5
    (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of New Zealand in the Wellington region. countable, uncountable

    "Abbreviation: Wgton."

  2. 2
    by extension, the Government of New Zealand. countable, metonymically, uncountable
  3. 3
    A region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital; in full, Wellington Region. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Several places in England:; A locality in Gosforth parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Several places in England:; A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Several places in England:; A market town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Several places in England:; A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1320). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:; A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:; A town in the Western Cape, South Africa. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in Australia:; A town in Sumner County, New South Wales. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in Australia:; A tiny township in South Australia. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in Australia:; A local government area in eastern Victoria; in full, the Shire of Wellington. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in Australia:; Ellipsis of the Wellington Land District: a land district in Tasmania, Australia. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in Canada:; A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in Canada:; A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in Canada:; A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of places in Canada:; A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A number of places in Canada:; A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A number of places in Canada:; A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A number of places in Canada:; An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A number of places in Canada:; A residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Palm Beach County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A number of places in the United States:; A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville. countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  25. 30
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  26. 31
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station. countable, uncountable
  27. 32
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lorain County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  28. 33
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  29. 34
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Carbon County, Utah. countable, uncountable
  30. 35
    A number of places in the United States:; Former name of Tye, King County, Washington, which later became a ghost town. countable, uncountable
  31. 36
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  32. 37
    Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman. countable, uncountable
  33. 38
    A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England. countable

Synonyms

All synonyms
beef en croûtecapital cityfamily namegaloshgumboothessian

Antonyms

bare feetgiven nameno footwear

Example

"I'm from Wellington, the capital of New Zealand."

Common questions

What does "wellington" mean?

In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

What is a synonym for "wellington"?

Common synonyms include: beef en croûte, capital city, family name, galosh, gumboot, hessian.

How do you use "wellington" in a sentence?

I'm from Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.

How do you pronounce "wellington"?

Pronounced /ˈweləŋtən/.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From earlier Wēolingtūn, from: # 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”). # 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”). # Many places with this name are named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Generalization from beef Wellington.

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