Westminster

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UK/ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/US/ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/

proper noun

The abbey of Westminster.

OriginMiddle English Westmynster ← Old English Westmynster →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The abbey of Westminster.
  2. The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.

    In the borough of Westminster, which has the highest rate of phone theft of any London borough, 672 phone thefts and robberies were recorded last month, the equivalent of around 21 a day.

    2026 September 25, Sonja Jessup, “How 'largest phone smuggling network' was uncovered”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2026, retrieved 25 Sep 2026
  3. A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster.
  4. The Palace of Westminster
  5. colloquialmetonymicallyThe British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster.

    Meanwhile, back in Eastleigh, away from the filibustering in Westminster, Chris Huhne was able to concentrate on constituency business.

    2012 January 20, Ray Turner, “Daylight Saving Bill runs out of time…”, in Eastleigh News, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2023
  6. A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, 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 the 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rising star cave

Origin

  1. Old EnglishWestmynster
  2. Middle EnglishWestmynster
  3. EnglishWestminster

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmynster, from Old English Westmynster; equivalent to west + minster.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 威斯敏斯特, 西敏
  • 威斯敏斯特 (Wēisīmǐnsītè)London borough of Greater London
  • 西敏 (Xīmǐn)London borough of Greater London
French Ouestmoutiers
  • OuestmoutiersLondon borough of Greater London
Russian Вестминстер, Уэстминстер
  • Вестминстер (Vestminster)London borough of Greater London
  • Уэстминстер (Uestminster)London borough of Greater London
Vietnamese Westminster, Oét-min-tơ
  • WestminsterLondon borough of Greater London
  • Oét-min-tơLondon borough of Greater London
  • Điện WestminsterPalace of Westminster
  • Điện Oét-min-tơPalace of Westminster
  • Westminstercity in Orange County, California
  • Oét-min-tơcity in Orange County, California
Cite this entry
APA

Westminster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westminster

MLA

“Westminster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westminster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Westminster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westminster.

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