Wellington (redirected from Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of)

Wel·ling·ton  (wlng-tn)

The capital of New Zealand, on an inlet of Cook Strait in extreme southern North Island. It was founded in 1840 and supplanted Auckland as capital in 1865. Population: 398,000.

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Wellington, First Duke of. Title of Arthur Wellesley. Known as "the Iron Duke." 1769-1852.

British general and politician. Commander of British troops during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo (1815), thus ending the Napoleonic Wars. As prime minister (1828-1830) he passed the Catholic Emancipation Act (1829).

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Wellington [ˈwɛlɪŋtən]

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1. (Placename) an administrative district, formerly a province, of New Zealand, on SW North Island: major livestock producer in New Zealand. Capital: Wellington. Pop.: 424 461 (2001). Area: 28 153 sq. km (10 870 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) the capital city of New Zealand. Its port, historically Port Nicholson, on Wellington Harbour has a car and rail ferry link between the North and South Islands; university (1899). Pop.: 166 700 (1999 est.)

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Wellington²

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(Biographies / Wellington, 1st Duke of (1769-1852) M, British, MILITARY: soldier, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) 1st Duke of, title of Arthur Wellesley. 1769-1852, British soldier and statesman; prime minister (1828-30). He was given command of the British forces against the French in the Peninsular War (1808-14) and routed Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Wellington - British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852) Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, First Duke of Wellington, Iron Duke
	2.	Wellington - the capital of New Zealand           capital of New Zealand New Zealand - an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
	3.	Wellington - (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot hessian, Hessian boot, jackboot, Wellington boot boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

Translations

Wellington [ˈwelɪŋtən] N → Wellington m

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wellington [ˈwelɪŋtən] N (Brit) (also wellington boot) → bota f de goma

Wellington [ˈwɛlɪŋtən] n → Wellington
in Wellington → à Wellington
to Wellington → à Wellington

wellington (boot)

n (Brit) → Gummistiefel m

Wellington [ˈwɛlɪŋtən] n (city) → Wellington f

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Wellington [ˈwɛlɪŋtən] n (city) → Wellington f