Westminster
Americannoun
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a central borough (officially a city) of Greater London, England: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace.
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a city in SW California.
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a city in NE Colorado.
noun
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Also called: City of Westminster. a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Pop: 222 000 (2003 est). Area: 22 sq km (8 sq miles)
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the Houses of Parliament at Westminster
Example Sentences
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Speculation is rife in Westminster that Farage could walk away from frontline politics.
From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026
In a major speech last week, Burnham promised to shift power away from Westminster to the nations and regions.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
He is of Mexican, white and Indigenous blood, and his ex-bracero grandfather was the first Mexican to own a home on his block in Westminster.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026
So in 2017, he left Westminster to head to Manchester and spent nine years as a metro mayor, far from the increasingly dysfunctional national politics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
Penelope, who had spent many a useful hour assisting Dr. Westminster at Swanburne, was not in the least bit alarmed.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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