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Westminster
- /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/ UK
- /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmynster, from Old English Westmynster; equivalent to west + minster.
proper noun
- The abbey of Westminster.
- The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government. In the borough of Westminster, which has the highest rate of phone theft of any London borough, 672 phone thefts and robberies were recorded last month, the equivalent of around 21 a day.
- A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster.
- The Palace of Westminster
- The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster. Meanwhile, back in Eastleigh, away from the filibustering in Westminster, Chris Huhne was able to concentrate on constituency business.
- A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
- A city in Orange County, California.
- A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.
- A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
- A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.
- A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.
- A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.
- A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.
- A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
- A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.
- A village in the Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.
- A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
- An English dukedom.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: abbey, british, lords, parliament, commons, government, whitehall, legislature, westminster abbey, westminster cathedral, minster, abbotsford, westminster village, abbotswood, abbot's priory, waltham abbey
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name London borough of Greater London
| 中文 | 威斯敏斯特 Wēisīmǐnsītè, 西敏 Xīmǐn |
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| Français | Ouestmoutiers |
| Русский | Вестминстер Vestminster, Уэстминстер Uestminster |
| Tiếng Việt | Westminster, Oét-min-tơ |
name Palace of Westminster
| Tiếng Việt | Điện Westminster, Điện Oét-min-tơ |
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name city in Orange County, California
| Tiếng Việt | Westminster, Oét-min-tơ |
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Talk about this word "Westminster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/westminster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Westminster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/westminster "Westminster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/westminster.Cite this
@misc{westminster_2026,
title = {Westminster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/westminster},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}