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Wimbledon

/ˈwɪmbəldən/

Wimbledon proper noun: a suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2470).

wimbledon: a suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England...
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Proper noun

Wimbledon

  1. A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2470).
  2. A minor city in Pierce Township, Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
  3. A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A rural locality in Tararua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
  5. The Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament.
    • Norman Brookes was the first Australian to win the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1907 - making him the first male outside Britain to win the Championships and the first of 12 Australian men to take the title.2005, Jane Egginton, Working and Living Australia, page 81
    • In the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal between Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg, there was just one service break in the entire match, and the guy whose serve was broken, Stich, ended up winning the match!2008, Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo, Pete Sampras: A Champion's Mind, published 2010, unnumbered page
    Synonyms:
    SW19

Synonyms of Wimbledon

Origin of Wimbledon

From an Old English name (probably *Wynnmann, or alternatively *Wynebeald) + dūn (“hill”).

Words formed from Wimbledon

Questions about Wimbledon

What does Wimbledon mean?
Wimbledon means a suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2470).
What part of speech is Wimbledon?
Wimbledon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wimbledon?
Wimbledon is pronounced /ˈwɪmbəldən/.

Words near Wimbledon in the dictionary

  1. wimbi
  2. Wimbish
  3. Wimbishes
  4. wimble
  5. wimbled
  6. Wimbledon
  7. Wimbledon Heights
  8. wimbles
  9. Wimbleton
  10. Wimbleware
  11. Wimbley

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