Westminster
English
/ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/, /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/
proper noun
Definitions
- The abbey of Westminster Westminster
- (The city in Greater London>> including the principal offices of the British government.)
- (neighbourhood in central London).
- The Palace of Westminster
- (colloquial) The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster
- (city/county seat in Carroll County).
- (city in Orange County).
- An English dukedom.
Etymology
Compound from English west + English minster.
Origin
English
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Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Axminster English
- Ilminster English
- Key West English
- Westdean English
- Westie English
- Westland English
- Westminsterian English
- Westmount English
- minster English
- northwest English
- southwest English
- west English
- westabout English
- westbound English
- wester English
- westermost English
- westing English
- westling English
- westly English
- westmost English
- westness English
- westside English
- westwards English
- westwork English
- mynster Old English
- west Middle English
- 西敏 Chinese
- wes Tok Pisin
- west Cornish