Definition of Wellington
: a boot having a loose top with the front usually coming to or above the knee —usually used in plural
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Origin and Etymology of wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
First Known Use: 1816
Wellington
playDefinition of Wellington
1st Duke of 1769–1852 Arthur Wellesley; the Iron Duke British general and statesman
Wellington
playDefinition of Wellington
1 village in southeastern Florida west-southwest of Palm Beach population 56,508
2 city and port on Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbor) on Cook Strait in the southwestern part of the North Island, New Zealand population 187,500 ◆Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.
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