Westminster

English

Etymology

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west +‎ minster.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/

Proper noun

Westminster

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 borough of Westminster.
4. The Palace of Westminster
5. (colloquial, metonymically) The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster.
6. A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
7. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Orange County, California.
   2. A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.
   3. A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
   4. A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.
   5. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
   6. A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
   7. An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.
   8. A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.
   9. An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.
   10. A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.
8. A community of Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
9. A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.
10. A village in Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.
11. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
12. An English dukedom.

Derived terms

• New Westminster
• Westminster bubble
• Westminsterian
• Westminster system
• Westminster village

Related terms

• City of Westminster (London Borough)
• Westminster Abbey
• Westminster Cathedral
• Palace of Westminster

Translations

London borough of Greater London

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 威斯敏斯特 (Wēisīmǐnsītè), 西敏 (zh) (Xīmǐn)

• Georgian: ვესტმინსტერი (vesṭminsṭeri)
• Russian: Вестминстер (ru) m (Vestminster), Уэстминстер (ru) m (Uestminster)
• Vietnamese: Westminster, Oét-min-tơ

Palace of Westminster

• Georgian: ვესტმინსტერი (vesṭminsṭeri)
• Vietnamese: Điện Westminster, Điện Oét-min-tơ

city in Orange County, California

• Vietnamese: Westminster, Oét-min-tơ