New Castle
a city in W Pennsylvania.
a city in E Indiana.
Other definitions for Newcastle (2 of 2)
1st Duke of. Pelham-Holles, Thomas.
Also called New·cas·tle-up·on-Tyne [noo-kas-uhl-uh-pon-tahyn, -uh-pawn-, -kah-suhl-, nyoo-]. /ˈnuˌkæs əl əˌpɒnˈtaɪn, -əˌpɔn-, -ˌkɑ səl-, ˈnyu-/. a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, on the Tyne River: shipbuilding; major coal center.
a seaport in E New South Wales, in SE Australia.
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.
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How to use New Castle in a sentence
In this Newcastle Brown Ale ad, gangly British comedian Stephen Merchant posits, ‘What if the Brits won the Revolutionary War?’
Will Ferrell Soccer Speech, Cliff Dive Slip ‘N Slides, and More Viral Videos | Alex Chancey | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBars as far as Vancouver and Newcastle, in the U.K., also have sworn to stop serving Stoli.
Russian Vodka Boycott Spreads Over Kremlin’s New Anti-Gay Laws | Eliza Shapiro | July 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI've done a stage show up in Newcastle and the odd day of filming, dramatized documentaries.
Meet ‘Inspector Lewis’: Kevin Whately on ‘Morse,’ John Thaw, and the End of the Series | Jace Lacob | June 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHailed by some critics in Britain, where Graham is a professor at Newcastle University, it deserves more attention stateside.
Our Favorite Books of 2012: Tina Brown, Andrew Sullivan, and Others’ Picks | The Daily Beast | December 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSister Eugenie, 22, will lose her official guards when she finishes her degree at Newcastle University this year.
Including Newcastle, there were then in the whole country, only six clubs and now they number one hundred and sixty-eight!
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAlready, indeed, a body of Scots had occupied Tyndale, and were pushing down towards Newcastle.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThe hotels, however, are far from first-class, and one would probably be more comfortable at Newcastle.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphySuch a traveller might profitably visit first the Museum at Newcastle, where many memorials are preserved.
The Towns of Roman Britain | James Oliver BevanBefore the close of the year, it found its way from Sunderland and Newcastle to the suburbs of the metropolis.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for Newcastle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl) /
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)
British Dictionary definitions for Newcastle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl) /
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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Other Idioms and Phrases with New Castle
see carry coals to Newcastle.
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