Wimbledon

//ˈwɪmbəldən// name

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  1. 1
    A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London.
  2. 2
    A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 3
    The Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament.

    "Norman Brookes was the first Australian to win the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1907 - making him the first male outside Britain to win the Championships and the first of 12 Australian men to take the title."

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Example

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"Wimbledon has eighteen grass courts, including the Center Court."

Etymology

From an Old English name (probably *Wynnmann, or alternatively *Wynebeald) + dūn (“hill”).

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South WimbledonWimbledon CommonWimbledon Heights

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