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Westminster

/ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/US/ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/

Westminster proper noun: the abbey of Westminster.

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

Westminster meaning in Bengali and Vietnamese

Westminster in Bengali

উএস্তমীন্সটের্

Westminster in Vietnamese

London borough of Greater London
Westminster, Oét-min-tơ
Palace of Westminster
Điện Westminster, Điện Oét-min-tơ
city in Orange County, California
Westminster, Oét-min-tơ

Origin of Westminster

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

Words formed from Westminster

Phrases with Westminster

Questions about Westminster

What does Westminster mean?
Westminster means the abbey of Westminster.
What is Westminster in Bengali?
Westminster in Bengali is উএস্তমীন্সটের্. See Westminster meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Westminster?
Westminster is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Westminster?
Westminster is pronounced /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/ (UK).

Words near Westminster in the dictionary

  1. Westmeadows
  2. Westmeath
  3. Westmere
  4. Westmill
  5. Westmin
  6. Westminster
  7. Westminster Abbey
  8. Westminster bubble
  9. Westminster Cathedral
  10. Westminster parliamentary system
  11. Westminster parliamentary systems

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Westminster (page history and authors); westminster (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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