Westminster

n. 威斯敏斯特

发音

UK /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/
其它
US /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/

别名

Westm Westm.

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.

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  2. 2.

    A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster.

  3. 3.

    The Palace of Westminster

  4. 4.

    The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster.

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  5. 5.

    A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).

  6. 6.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A city in Orange County, California.

  7. 7.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A city in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado.

  8. 8.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

  9. 9.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland.

  10. 10.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  11. 11.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

  12. 12.

    A number of places in the United States:

    An unincorporated community in Auglaize Township, Allen County, Ohio.

  13. 13.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A city in Oconee County, South Carolina.

  14. 14.

    A number of places in the United States:

    An unincorporated community and census-designated place, formerly a city in Collin County, Texas.

  15. 15.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.

  16. 16.

    A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.

  17. 17.

    A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.

  18. 18.

    A village in the Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.

  19. 19.

    A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.

  20. 20.

    An English dukedom.

  21. 21.

    The abbey of Westminster.

相关短语

词源

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmynster, from Old English Westmynster; equivalent to west + minster.

来源:wiktionary