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

Guy and James from Newcastle landed on Saturday, but found out their hotel reservation had been cancelled and their tickets had fallen through.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

That was bad news for Manchester United defender Luke Shaw and Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, while Arsenal youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly's renaissance came just too late to change Tuchel's mind.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Almiron had not been touched, so Makkelie reversed the caution and gave it to the former Newcastle player instead.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Paraguay's best players include former Newcastle United forward Miguel Almiron, and diminutive young ball-running midfielder Julio Enciso, who joined French club Strasbourg from Brighton and Hove Albion last summer.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The sea journey from Newcastle to Oslo took two days and a night, and if it was rough, as it often was, all of us got seasick except our dauntless mother.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl