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Westminster en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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 the borough of Westminster.
  4. The Palace of Westminster
  5. (colloquial, metonymically) The 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: ▸ A city in Orange County, California.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.
  17. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  18. A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.
  19. A village in the Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.
  20. A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
  21. An English dukedom.

Deriveds

Pestminster · Westminster bubble · Westminsterian · New Westminster · Westminster system · Washminster · Westminster Station · Westminster village

Relateds

City of Westminster · Westminster Abbey · Westminster Cathedral · Palace of Westminster

Translations (13)

ru Вестминстер (London borough of Greater London) · vi Điện Westminster (Palace of Westminster) · cmn 威斯敏斯特 (London borough of Greater London) · vi Westminster (London borough of Greater London) · ka ვესტმინსტერი (Palace of Westminster) · cmn 西敏 (London borough of Greater London) · ru Уэстминстер (London borough of Greater London) · vi Oét-min-tơ (London borough of Greater London) · ka ვესტმინსტერი (London borough of Greater London) · vi Westminster (city in Orange County, California) · vi Oét-min-tơ (city in Orange County, California) · vi Điện Oét-min-tơ (Palace of Westminster) · fr Ouestmoutiers (London borough of Greater London)

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