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wellington
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun wellington has 3 senses
- wellington(n = noun.person) arthur wellesley, duke of wellington, first duke of wellington, iron duke - British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852); Array is a kind of full general, general, national leader, solon, statesman
- wellington(n = noun.location) capital of new zealand - the capital of New Zealand; Array is a kind of national capital
- wellington(n = noun.artifact) hessian, hessian boot, jackboot, wellington boot - (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot; Array is a kind of boot
is a part of new zealand
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wellington, n. (in full wellington boot) Brit. a waterproof rubber or plastic boot usu. reaching the knee.
Etymology
after the 1st Duke of Wellington, Brit. general and statesman d. 1852
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