Westminster

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English

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Etymology

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west +‎ minster.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/

Proper noun

Westminster

  1. The abbey of Westminster.
  2. The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.
  3. A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of borough of Westminster.
  4. The Palace of Westminster
  5. (colloquial, metonymically) The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster.
  6. A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Orange County, California.
    2. A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.
    3. A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
    4. A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.
    5. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
    7. An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.
    8. A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.
    9. An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.
    10. A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.
  8. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  9. A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.
  10. A village in Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.
  11. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
  12. An English dukedom.

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