Wellington
In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing…In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
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» Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.
Веллингтон — столица Новой Зеландии. — odexed
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Examples
10 sentencesWellington is the capital of New Zealand.
ruВеллингтон — столица Новой Зеландии. — odexed
He bought a pair of wellington boots.
I'm from Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.
Я з Велінгтона, столиці Нової Зеландії. — aandrusiak
ruЯ из Веллингтона, столицы Новой Зеландии. — sigavax
deIch komme aus Wellington, der Hauptstadt Neuseelands. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
2 sensesIn the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
Wellington
Ве́ллингтонVéllington, Веллингто́нVellingtón, Уэ́ллингтонUéllington
Ве́ллінгтонVéllinhton, Веллінгто́нVellinhtón, Ве́ллінґтонVéllington
Meat or other filling baked in a puff pastry.
- British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
- the capital of New Zealand
- (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Origin
From earlier Wēolingtūn, from: Generalization from beef Wellington.Forms
plural: WellingtonsSynonyms
9 synonyms- British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852):Duke of WellingtonFirst Duke of WellingtonArthur WellesleyIron Duke
- the capital of New Zealand:capital of New Zealand
- (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot:Hessian boothessianjackbootWellington boot
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.