Westminster

West·min·ster  (wstmnstr)

1. Officially City of Westminster. A borough of Greater London in southeast England on the Thames River. It includes the principal offices of the British government, especially along Whitehall and Downing streets, and such famous structures as Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. Population: 244,000.

2. A city of southern California, a residential suburb of Long Beach. Population: 89,500.

3. A city of north-central Colorado, a residential and industrial suburb of Denver. Population: 106,000.

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Westminster [ˈwɛstˌmɪnstə]

n

1. (Placename) Also called City of Westminster a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Pop.: 181 279 (2001). Area: 22 sq. km (8 sq. miles)

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Houses of Parliament at Westminster

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Westminster - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey City of Westminster British capital, capital of the United Kingdom, Greater London, London - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center Buckingham Palace - the London residence of the British sovereign Downing Street - a street of Westminster in London; "the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street" Houses of Parliament - the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet Westminster Abbey - a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery; "Westminster Abbey is the scene of the coronations of almost all English monarchs"; "Distinguished English subjects are buried in Westminster Abbey"

Translations

Westminster [ˈwestˌmɪnstəʳ] N (Brit) → Westminster m

WESTMINSTER

Westminster, también llamado City of Westminster, es el distrito del centro de Londres que comprende el Parlamento (Houses of Parliament), la Abadía de Westminster (Westminster Abbey) y el Palacio de Buckingham (Buckingham Palace). Este nombre se usa también normalmente en los medios de comunicación para referirse al Parlamento o a los parlamentarios británicos.

Westminster [ˈwɛstmɪnstə^r] n (British) (= UK Parliament) → Westminster m
West Point n école militaire américaine
West Virginia n → Virginie-Occidentale f

Westminster [ˈwɛstˌmɪnstəʳ] n → il parlamento (britannico)

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Westminster [ˈwɛstˌmɪnstəʳ] n → il parlamento (britannico)