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Westminster

proper noun

  1. area of central London
  2. UK parliament
  3. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/ / /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/

name

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

  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. The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster.
  6. A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
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  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.