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• (noun) wellington

語源 1

From earlier Wēolingtūn, from:

1. For the place in Shropshire, England: Partly uncertain. The second element from 古期英語 tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come either from *wœling (“ridge, bank”), or else from *wēoling (“device, artefact”).
2. For the place in Somerset, England: Partly obscure. The last element from 古期英語 tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come from either the personal name *Wēola + ing, or else *wēoling (“trap”).
3. Many places with this name are named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.

発音

• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈweləŋtən/
• (英国発音, General American) IPA: /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈweləŋtən/
• ハイフネーション: Wel‧ling‧ton

固有名詞

Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

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

   Abbreviation: Wgton.

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

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

2. (metonymic) by extension, the Government of New Zealand.

   Synonym: Beehive

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

派生語

名詞

Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

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

語源 2

Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised this style of boot.

名詞

Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

1. Ellipsis of Wellington boot.

語源 3

Generalization from beef Wellington.

名詞

Wellington (plural Wellingtons)

1. (cooking) Meat or other filling baked in a puff pastry.

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