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Noun: wellington  we-ling-tun
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. A high boot made of rubber
    "He put on his Wellington boots before stepping into the muddy field";
    - rubber boot, gum boot, Wellington boot [Brit], gumboot, welly [Brit, informal], rain boot [N. Amer], wellie [Brit, informal]
Noun: Wellington  we-ling-tun
  1. British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
    - Duke of Wellington, First Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Iron Duke
     
  2. The capital of New Zealand
    - capital of New Zealand
     
  3. (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
    "Wellington boots became popular civilian footwear";
    - Hessian boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington boot

Derived forms: wellingtons, Wellingtons

Type of: boot, full general, general, national capital, national leader, statesperson

Part of: Enzed [Austral, NZ], New Zealand

Encyclopedia: Wellington, Queens, Nova Scotia