Wellington
See also: wellington
English
Alternative forms
- (noun) wellington
Etymology 1
From Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman. From Old English Weolingtun, meaning "wealthy estate".
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛl.ɪŋ.tən/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈwel.əŋ.tən/, [ˈwɛlɪŋtən]
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: Wel‧ling‧ton
Proper noun
Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)
- The capital city of New Zealand. [1]
- Abbreviation: Wgton.
- (metonymically) by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
- Synonym: Beehive
- Wellington Region, a region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital.
- Several places in England:
- A locality in Gosforth parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).
- A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948). [2]
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511). [3]
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1320). [4]
- Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:
- A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
- A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
- A number of places in Australia:
- A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
- A tiny township in South Australia.
- The Shire of Wellington, a local government area in eastern Victoria.
- Ellipsis of Wellington Land District., A district of Tasmania.
- A number of places in Canada:
- A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
- A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.
- A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
- A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
- A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
- A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
- A residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
- A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
- A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.
- A city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas.
- A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville.
- An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
- A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station.
- A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas.
- A small city in Carbon County, Utah.
- Former name of Tye, King County, Washington, which later became a ghost town.
- A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.
Derived terms
- Wellington County
- Wellington District
- Wellington Land District
- Wellington North
- Wellington's
- Wellingtons
- Wellingtons Station
- Wellington Station
Noun
Wellington (plural Wellingtons)
Translations
capital of New Zealand
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Etymology 2
Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised this style of boot.
Translations
Wellington boots — see Wellington boots
Etymology 3
Generalization from beef Wellington.
Related terms
- beef Wellington
- beet Wellington
- lamb Wellington
- salmon Wellington
- sausage Wellington
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Wellington
- Wellington (a town in Western Cape, South Africa)
- Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɛlɪŋkton]
Proper noun
Wellington m inan (related adjective wellingtonský)
- Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)
Declension
Declension of Wellington (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular | |
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nominative | Wellington |
genitive | Wellingtonu |
dative | Wellingtonu |
accusative | Wellington |
vocative | Wellingtone |
locative | Wellingtoně, Wellingtonu |
instrumental | Wellingtonem |
Further reading
- Wellington in Internetová jazyková příručka
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Wellington.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛˈliŋk.tɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iŋktɔn
- Syllabification: We‧lling‧ton
Declension
Declension of Wellington
singular | |
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nominative | Wellington |
genitive | Wellingtonu |
dative | Wellingtonowi |
accusative | Wellington |
instrumental | Wellingtonem |
locative | Wellingtonie |
vocative | Wellingtonie |
Derived terms
adjective
- wellingtoński
nouns
- wellingtonka
- wellingtończyk
Further reading
- Wellington in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Wellington.
Slovak
Proper noun
Wellington m inan (genitive singular Wellingtonu, declension pattern of dub)
- Wellington (the capital of New Zealand)
References
- “Wellington”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛlɪŋˌtən/
Mutation
H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.
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