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westminster

/ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/

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What does westminster mean?

proper noun

  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.
More meanings (18)

proper noun

  1. The Palace of Westminster
  2. The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster.
  3. A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
  4. A city in Orange County, California.
  5. A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.
  6. A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
  7. A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.
  8. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  9. A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.
  11. A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  12. An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.
  13. A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.
  14. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  15. A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.
  16. A village in the Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.
  17. A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
  18. An English dukedom.
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On the floor of my drawing-room, in Westminster, the skin of a bear reposes close to those of two tigers.
Frederic, Lord HamiltonHere, There and EverywhereProject Gutenberg ebook #6368
Failing that, and being on the very verge of starvation, she entered a lodging-house in Westminster and "did as other girls."
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475
More book examples (3)
The Westminster election, which is still scrutinizing, produced us a parliamentary event this week, and was very near producing something much bigger.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
To-day he came back, and almost bounded into the room at about half-past five o’clock, and thrust last night’s “Westminster Gazette” into my hand.
Bram StokerDraculaProject Gutenberg ebook #345
But as that wouldn’t do in Westminster Hall, and as it wouldn’t look quite professional if they were seen by a client, they decamped.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766