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Newcastle

  • /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl̩/ UK, Southern England
  • [ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩] UK, Southern England
  • /ˈnjuːˌkæsl̩/ Midlands, Northern England
  • [ˈnjʉˌkʰasɫ̩] Midlands, Northern England
  • /ˌnjuːˈkæsl̩/ Northumbria
  • [njʉˈkʰasɫ̩] Northumbria
  • /ˈn(j)uˌkæsl̩/ US
  • [ˈn(j)uˌkʰæsɫ̩] US

Where it comes from

From new + castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

proper noun

  1. A large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England. Pardew has high hopes that one young Englishman, Paul Dummett, a left-back from Gosforth, the same Newcastle suburb that produced Alan Shearer, will make at least 10 appearances for his side this season.

    Similar: Newcastle upon Tyne

  2. A large city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
  3. A large city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The P39-1 is an anonymous stretch of thinly tarred highway connecting the small towns of Newcastle and Normandien in South Africa, a four-hour drive from Johannesburg.
  4. A large market town in Staffordshire, England.
  5. The former name of Toodyay, a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
  6. A community and former village in the town of Drumheller, Alberta.
  7. An urban neighborhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick.
  8. An unincorporated community in the municipality of Clarington, Ontario.
  9. A village in Newcastle on Clun parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2482).

    Similar: Newcastle-under-Lyme

  10. A townland in Clonfad civil parish, County Westmeath.
  11. A townland in Kilcleagh civil parish, County Westmeath.
  12. A townland in Lickbla civil parish, County Westmeath.
  13. A village in County Tipperary.
  14. A village in County Wicklow (Irish grid ref O 3004).
  15. A village in South Dublin.
  16. A small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  17. A settlement in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica.
  18. A village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  19. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Placer County, California. The outage area continues to expand, stretching from Granite Bay, Newcastle, Loomis, and Auburn across Folsom Lake to Cool, and north through Colfax into Lake of the Pines.
  20. A town and census-designated place therein, in Lincoln County, Maine.
  21. A village and township in Dixon County, Nebraska.
  22. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Coshocton County, Ohio.
  23. A city in McClain County, Oklahoma; a suburb of Oklahoma City.
  24. A small city in Young County, Texas.
  25. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Iron County, Utah.
  26. A city in King County, Washington.
  27. A city, the county seat of Weston County, Wyoming.
  28. A small village in Whitecastle community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4417).
  29. An area and electoral ward in central Bridgend, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9079).
  30. An electoral division in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  31. An electoral district in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  32. A local government area of New South Wales, Australia; in full, City of Newcastle.
  33. Newcastle United F.C.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: newcastle-upon-tyne, emlyn, miramichi, lyme, tyne, valenciennes, bathurst, fortress, keep, bastion, fort, citadel, stronghold, acropolis, donjon, blockhouse

Translations

Every language

name city in Tyne and Wear, England

한국어뉴캐슬 Nyukaeseul
日本語ニューカッスル Nyūkassuru
中文紐卡斯爾 /纽卡斯尔 Niǔkǎsī'ěr
PortuguêsNewcastle
FrançaisNeuchâtel
DeutschNewcastle
ΕλληνικάΝιούκασλ Nioúkasl
РусскийНьюка́сл Nʹjukásl
العربيةنْيُوكَاسَل nyūkāsal

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@misc{newcastle_2026,
  title = {Newcastle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/newcastle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}