wellington

plural wellingtons

1. Alternative letter-case form of Wellington (the boot).

plural Wellingtons · alternative wellington

1. countableuncountableThe capital city of New Zealand in the Wellington region.

   Abbreviation: Wgton.

   1 more example

   After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the way from the hills outside Wellington, New Zealand.

   2023 July 8, “Pylon of the Month - July 2023”, in Pylon of the Month, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024

   1. countablemetonymicallyuncountableby extension, the Government of New Zealand.

      Synonyms: Beehive

2. countableuncountableA region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital; in full, Wellington Region.
3. Some places in England:
   1. countableuncountableA locality in Gosforth parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0704).
   2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).
   3. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
   4. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1320).
4. Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:
   1. countableuncountableA town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
   2. countableuncountableA town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
5. A number of places in Australia:
   1. countableuncountableA town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
   2. countableuncountableA tiny township in South Australia.
   3. countableuncountableA local government area in eastern Victoria; in full, the Shire of Wellington.
   4. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of the Wellington Land District: a land district in Tasmania, Australia.
6. A number of places in Canada:
   1. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
   2. countableuncountableA former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.
   3. countableuncountableA community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
   4. countableuncountableA community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
   5. countableuncountableA community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
   6. countableuncountableA community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
   7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
   8. countableuncountableA residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
7. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
   2. countableuncountableA statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
   3. countableuncountableA village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
   4. countableuncountableA village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.
   5. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas.
   6. countableuncountableA home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville.
   7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
   8. countableuncountableA small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
   9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
   10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station.
   11. countableuncountableA village in Lorain County, Ohio.
   12. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas.
   13. countableuncountableA small city in Carbon County, Utah.
   14. countableuncountableFormer name of Tye, King County, Washington, which later became a ghost town.
   15. countableuncountableA small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
8. countableuncountableArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
9. countableA habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.

plural Wellingtons · alternative wellington

1. card gamesIn the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

plural Wellingtons · alternative wellington

1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Wellington boot.

plural Wellingtons · alternative wellington

1. cookingMeat or other filling baked in a puff pastry.