Newcastle

American  

[noo-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl, ˈnju- /

noun

1. 1st Duke of. Pelham-Holles, Thomas.

2. Also called Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, on the Tyne River: shipbuilding; major coal center.

3. a seaport in E New South Wales, in SE Australia.

4. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.

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idioms

1. carry coals to Newcastle,

   1. to take something to a place where its kind exists in great quantity.

   2. to do something wholly unnecessary.

Newcastle ¹ British  

/ ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl /

noun

1. a port in SE Australia, in E New South Wales near the mouth of the Hunter River: important industrial centre, with extensive steel, metalworking, engineering, shipbuilding, and chemical industries. It suffered Australia's first recorded fatal earthquake, in 1989. Pop: 279 975 (2001)

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Newcastle ² British  

/ ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl /

noun

1. Duke of, the title of Thomas Pelham Holles. 1693–1768, English Whig prime minister (1754–56; 1757–62): brother of Henry Pelham

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Newcastle More Idioms  

1. see carry coals to Newcastle.

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Example Sentences

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Newcastle

Potter says that in the run up to LFW there were events in London, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Dundee and Cardiff.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Newcastle United: A mixed bag under new manager Matthias Jaissle.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

But while Bellamy says he is keen to lean on Williams' defensive know-how, it will still be the former Liverpool, Manchester City and Newcastle forward's managerial message.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

She said professionals were still finding stark levels of poverty in the region, including a malnourished baby admitted to hospital in Newcastle.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Beatrice gave you some books, did she? Rather like taking coals to Newcastle, wasn’t it? There are so many books in the library at Manderley.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier