Wembley

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UK/ˈwɛmbli/

proper noun

A suburb of London, in northwestern Greater London, England.

“If they carry on with their good form, they'll be at Wembley at the end of the season.”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of London, in northwestern Greater London, England.
  2. A stadium in London, the national sports stadium and venue where finals of major football tournaments are held.

    If they carry on with their good form, they'll be at Wembley at the end of the season.

    1 more example

    Dirk Kuyt sandwiched a goal in between Carroll's double as City endured a night of total misery, with captain Carlos Tevez limping off early on with a hamstring strain that puts a serious question mark over his participation in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley.

    2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport
  3. A town in the County of Grande Prairie, No.1, northern Alberta, Canada.
  4. A western suburb of Perth in the Town of Cambridge and City of Stirling, Western Australia.

Origin

Derived from an unattested Old English proper name *Wemba and lēah (“clearing in a forest; meadow, leigh”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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