westminster
/ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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The abbey of Westminster.
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The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.
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A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster.
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A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "Meanwhile, back in Eastleigh, away from the filibustering in Westminster, Chris Huhne was able to concentrate on constituency business."
Etymology
From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmynster, from Old English Westmynster; equivalent to west + minster.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Westmynster
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/
- British English: /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/