Newcastle

N1E1W4C3A1S1T1L1E1
UK, Southern England/ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl̩/UK, Southern England[ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩]Midlands, Northern England/ˈnjuːˌkæsl̩/Midlands, Northern England[ˈnjʉˌkʰasɫ̩]

proper noun

A large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England.

Similar
Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle-under-Lyme
CommonScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of several large cities:
    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.

      2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2023

      Synonyms: 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.

      2025 May 22, Pumza Fihlani, “On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump”, in BBC, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025
  2. A large market town in Staffordshire, England.
  3. The former name of Toodyay, a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
  4. A number of places in Canada:
    1. A community and former village in the town of Drumheller, Alberta.
    2. An urban neighborhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick.
    3. An unincorporated community in the municipality of Clarington, Ontario.
  5. A village in Newcastle on Clun parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2482).

    Synonyms: Newcastle-under-Lyme

  6. A number of places in Ireland:
    1. A townland in Clonfad civil parish, County Westmeath.
    2. A townland in Kilcleagh civil parish, County Westmeath.
    3. A townland in Lickbla civil parish, County Westmeath.
    4. A village in County Tipperary.
    5. A village in County Wicklow (Irish grid ref O 3004).
    6. A village in South Dublin.
  7. A small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  8. A settlement in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica.
  9. A village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  10. A number of places in the United States:
    1. 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.

      2026 June 20, Erin Heft, “Massive PG&E power outage leaves approximately 61,000 customers in the dark across Placer County”, in KCRA, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2026
    2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Lincoln County, Maine.
    3. A village and township in Dixon County, Nebraska.
    4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Coshocton County, Ohio.
    5. A city in McClain County, Oklahoma; a suburb of Oklahoma City.
    6. A small city in Young County, Texas.
    7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Iron County, Utah.
    8. A city in King County, Washington.
    9. A city, the county seat of Weston County, Wyoming.
  11. A small village in Whitecastle community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4417).
  12. An area and electoral ward in central Bridgend, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9079).
  13. An electoral division in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  14. An electoral district in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  15. A local government area of New South Wales, Australia; in full, City of Newcastle.
  16. ball gamesNewcastle United F.C.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England.

Similar
Newcastle upon Tyne

proper nounA village in Newcastle on Clun parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2482).

Similar
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Also see
kota bharutoon

Origin

From new + castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic نْيُوكَاسَل
  • نْيُوكَاسَل (nyūkāsal)city in Tyne and Wear, England
Bulgarian Нюкасъл
  • Нюкасъл (Njukasăl)city in Tyne and Wear, England
Chinese Cantonese 紐卡素 /纽卡素
  • 紐卡素 /纽卡素city in Tyne and Wear, England
Chinese Mandarin 紐卡斯爾 /纽卡斯尔
  • 紐卡斯爾 /纽卡斯尔 (Niǔkǎsī'ěr)city in Tyne and Wear, England
French Neuchâtel
  • Neuchâtelcity in Tyne and Wear, England
German Newcastle
  • Newcastlecity in Tyne and Wear, England
Greek Νιούκασλ
  • Νιούκασλ (Nioúkasl)city in Tyne and Wear, England
Irish An Caisleán Nua
  • An Caisleán Nuatown in Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Japanese ニューカッスル
  • ニューカッスル (Nyūkassuru)city in Tyne and Wear, England
Korean 뉴캐슬
  • 뉴캐슬 (Nyukaeseul)city in Tyne and Wear, England
Latin Novum Castrum
  • Novum Castrumcity in Tyne and Wear, England
Latvian Ņūkāsla
  • Ņūkāslacity in Tyne and Wear, England
Lithuanian Niukaslas
  • Niukaslascity in Tyne and Wear, England
Māori Niukāhera
  • Niukāheracity in New South Wales, Australia
Polish Newcastle
  • Newcastlecity in Tyne and Wear, England
Portuguese Newcastle
  • Newcastlecity in Tyne and Wear, England
Russian Ньюка́сл
  • Ньюка́сл (Nʹjukásl)city in Tyne and Wear, England
Scottish Gaelic An Caisteal Nuadh
  • An Caisteal Nuadhcity in Tyne and Wear, England
Ukrainian Ньюка́сл
  • Ньюка́сл (Nʹjukásl)city in Tyne and Wear, England
Urdu نْیُوکاسَل
  • نْیُوکاسَل (nyūkāsal)city in Tyne and Wear, England
Welsh Castellnewydd, Newcastle
  • Castellnewyddcity in Tyne and Wear, England
  • Newcastlecity in Tyne and Wear, England
Cite this entry
APA

Newcastle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newcastle

MLA

“Newcastle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newcastle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Newcastle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newcastle.

Source: Newcastle on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.