wembley
/ˈwɛmbli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A suburb of London, in northwestern Greater London, England.
name
A stadium in London, the national sports stadium and venue where finals of major football tournaments are held.
name
A town in the County of Grande Prairie, No.1, northern Alberta, Canada.
Example Sentences
- "If they carry on with their good form, they'll be at Wembley at the end of the season."
- "Dirk Kuyt sandwiched a goal in between Carroll's double as City endured a night of total misery, with captain Carlos Tevez limping off early on with a hamstring strain that puts a serious question mark over his participation in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley."
Etymology
Derived from an unattested Old English proper name *Wemba and lēah (“clearing in a forest; meadow, leigh”).
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: -
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈwɛmbli/