WELLINGTON


Meaning of WELLINGTON in English

I. ˈwe-liŋ-tən noun

Etymology: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Date: 1817

: a boot having a loose top with the front usually coming to or above the knee — usually used in plural

II. ˈwe-liŋ-tən biographical name

1st Duke of 1769-1852 Arthur Wellesley; the Iron Duke British general & statesman

III. ˈwe-liŋ-tən geographical name

1. village SE Florida population 38,216

2. city & port capital of New Zealand in SW North Island on Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbor) on Cook Strait population 149,400

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.