English Explanatory Dictionary

Newcastle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of several large cities:
  2. A large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England.
  3. A large city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
  4. A large city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  5. A large market town in Staffordshire, England.
  6. The former name of Toodyay, a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
  7. Several places in Canada:
  8. A community and former village in the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
  9. An urban neighborhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.
  10. An unincorporated community in the municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada.
  11. A village in Newcastle on Clun parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2482).
  12. Several places in Ireland:

Pronunciation

/ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl̩/ [ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Newcastle.wav /ˈnjuːˌkæsl̩/ [ˈnjʉˌkʰasɫ̩] /ˌnjuːˈkæsl̩/ [njʉˈkʰasɫ̩] /ˈn(j)uˌkæsl̩/ [ˈn(j)uˌkʰæsɫ̩] En-us-Newcastle.ogg

Word forms

Newcastle

Etymology

From new + castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

Synonyms

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle-under-Lyme

Related words

New Castle Novocastrian

Derived words

coals to Newcastle Newcastle cloak Newcastle disease Newcastle East Newcastle Emlyn Newcastle Higher Newcastle on Clun Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle West sell coals to Newcastle sell coal to Newcastle

Translations

Māori: Niukāhera
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