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Wellington

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Noun

1. arthur wellesley, duke of wellington, first duke of wellington, iron duke, wellington

British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

2. capital of new zealand, wellington

the capital of New Zealand

3. hessian, hessian boot, jackboot, wellington, wellington boot

(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

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Wellington

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noun
1. 
an administrative district, formerly a province, of New Zealand, on SW North Island: major livestock producer in New Zealand. Capital: Wellington. Pop: 492 500 (2013 est). Area: 28 153 sq km (10 870 sq miles)
2. 
the capital city of New Zealand. Its port, historically Port Nicholson, on Wellington Harbour has a car and rail ferry link between the North and South Islands; university (1899). Pop: 382 943 (2015 est)
noun
1st Duke of, title of Arthur Wellesley. 1769–1852, British soldier and statesman; prime minister (1828–30). He was given command of the British forces against the French in the Peninsular War (1808–14) and routed Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)

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Wellington

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noun
1. 
a high leather boot, traditionally extending just above the knee in front, and just below in back
2. 
a waterproof boot of leather or, usually now, rubber, worn in wet weather
1st Duke of(Arthur Wellesley) 1769-1852; Brit. general & statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister (1828-30)
called the Iron Duke
capital of New Zealand: seaport in S North Island, on Cook Strait: pop. 149,000

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Wellington

see synonyms of wellington
British general and politician. Commander of British troops during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo (1815), thus ending the Napoleonic Wars. As prime minister (1828-1830) he passed the Catholic Emancipation Act (1829).
The capital of New Zealand, on an inlet of Cook Strait in extreme southern North Island. It was founded in 1840 and supplanted Auckland as capital in 1865.

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