Wimbledon

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Wimbledon

/ˈwɪmbəldən/

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

proper noun

A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2470).
A minor city in Pierce Township, Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A rural locality in Tararua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
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.
Similar: SW19

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Closest in meaning: merton, mitcham, cottenham park, merton park, wandsworth, morden, motspur park, tooting, colliers wood, putney, wandsworth common, new malden, balham, mottingham, surbiton, sutton

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@misc{wimbledon_2026,
  title = {Wimbledon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wimbledon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}