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Wellington¹
- /ˈweləŋtən/ New Zealand
- /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/ US, UK
- /ˈweləŋtən/ Australia
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun Wellingtons · wellington
- The capital city of New Zealand in the Wellington region. Abbreviation: Wgton.
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by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
Similar: Beehive
- A region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital; in full, Wellington Region.
- A locality in Gosforth parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0704).
- A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1320).
- A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
- A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
- A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
- A tiny township in South Australia.
- A local government area in eastern Victoria; in full, the Shire of Wellington.
- Ellipsis of the Wellington Land District: a land district in Tasmania, Australia.
- 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.
- 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.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.
noun Wellingtons · wellington
- In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
Wellington²
Where it comes from
Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised this style of boot.
noun Wellingtons · wellington
- Ellipsis of Wellington boot
Wellington³
Where it comes from
Generalization from beef Wellington.
noun Wellingtons · wellington
- Meat or other filling baked in a puff pastry.
wellington⁴
noun wellingtons
- Alternative letter-case form of Wellington (the boot).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hessian, jackboot, wellington boot, hessian boot, auckland, moscow, oberlin, wellie, wellies, gumboot, gumboots, galosh, galoshes, overshoe, overshoes, wader
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noun capital of New Zealand
| Español | Wellington |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 웰링턴 Wellingteon |
| 日本語 | ウェリントン Werinton |
| 中文 | 威靈頓 /威灵顿 Wēilíngdùn, 惠靈頓 /惠灵顿 Huìlíngdùn |
| हिन्दी | वेलिंग्टन veliṅgṭan |
| Português | Wellington |
| Français | Wellington |
| Deutsch | Wellington |
| Italiano | Wellington |
| Ελληνικά | Ουέλλινγκτον Ouéllingkton |
| Română | Wellington |
| Русский | Ве́ллингтон Véllington, Веллингто́н Vellingtón, Уэ́ллингтон Uéllington |
| Tiếng Việt | Oen-linh-tơn |
| العربية | وِيلِينْغْتُون wilinḡtūn |
| עברית | וֶלִינְגְּטוֹן welington |
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howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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