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Westminster

//ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ// name, slang

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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  1. 6
    A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Orange County, California.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.
  12. 17
    A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  13. 18
    A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.
  14. 19
    A village in the Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.
  15. 20
    A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
  16. 21
    An English dukedom.

Etymology

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

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