an administrative district, formerly a province, of New Zealand, on SW North Island: major livestock producer in New Zealand. Capital: Wellington. Pop: 492 500 (2013 est). Area: 28 153 sq km (10 870 sq miles) the capital city of New Zealand. Its port, historically Port Nicholson, on Wellington Harbour has a car and rail ferry link between the North and South Islands; university (1899). Pop: 382 943 (2015 est)
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Wel•ling•ton
(wel′ing tən),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley) ("the Iron Duke''), 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- ClothingSee Wellington boot.
- Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of New Zealand, on S North Island. 349,628.
- FoodSee beef Wellington.
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1st Duke of, title of Arthur Wellesley. 1769–1852, British soldier and statesman; prime minister (1828–30). He was given command of the British forces against the French in the Peninsular War (1808–14) and routed Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)
wel•ling•ton /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- Clothinga heavy boot, esp. one that reaches close to the knee.
'Wellington' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aberdeen
- Beehive
- Byrnes
- Iron Duke
- Koo
- Masséna
- New Zealand
- Porirua
- Port Nicholson
- Quatre Bras
- Salamanca
- Vitoria
- Wallis
- Waterloo
- Wellesley
- Wellington boot
- Wellington boots
- beef Wellington
- boot
- dirge
- half Wellington
- the
- wellies
- wellingtonia
- welly