Wellington Synonyms

wĕlĭng-tən
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Duke of Wellington
  2. First Duke of Wellington
  3. Arthur Wellesley
  4. Iron Duke
The capital of New Zealand
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. capital of New Zealand
(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hessian boot
  2. hessian
  3. jackboot
  4. wellington-boot

Words Related to Wellington

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. marlborough
  2. pembroke
  3. palmerston
  4. victoria

Wellington Sentence Examples

  • He spent the rest of his life in retirement, dying at Wellington on the 16th of May 1862.

  • Massena failed to dislodge the Allies, and on the 8th of May withdrew to Salamanca, Almeida falling to Wellington on the r ith of May 181 r.

  • Wellington then brought up Hill to Madrid.

  • There are numerous modern churches and chapels, many of them very handsome; and the former parish church of St Nicholas remains, a Decorated structure containing a Norman font and a memorial to the great duke of Wellington.

  • There is communication both south and north by rail, and regular steamers serve the ports of the colony, the principal Pacific Islands, Australia, &c. From 1853 to 1876 Auckland was the seat of the provincial government, and until 1865 that of the central government, which was then transferred to Wellington.

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