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Westminster.

The abbey of Westminster.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/UK/ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/General-American
  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.

    colloquial · metonymically
  6. A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).

  7. A number of places in the United States: A city in Orange County, California.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.

  15. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.

  16. A number of places in the United States: A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.

  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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