Wembley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of London, in northwestern Greater London, England.
  2. A stadium in London, the national sports stadium and venue where finals of major football tournaments are held.
  3. A town in the County of Grande Prairie, No.1, northern Alberta, Canada.
  4. A western suburb of Perth in the Town of Cambridge and City of Stirling, Western Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛmbli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Wembley.wav

Word forms

Wembley

Etymology

Derived from an unattested Old English proper name *Wemba and lēah (“clearing in a forest; meadow, leigh”).

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