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

"Now Nick Pope is not playing at Newcastle United, Sam Johnstone's not in the equation and Aaron Ramsdale is nowhere near."

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Ramsdale's decline has been dramatic after leaving Arsenal for Southampton in August 2024, with a loan spell at Newcastle United proving to be unsuccessful.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Howe, 48, left in the summer after an underwhelming 12th-placed finish last term and Newcastle would only be due a a relatively small amount of compensation should he be tempted by the Old Trafford job.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Two years ago, Newcastle were awarded a spot-kick against Bournemouth through a VAR intervention when Adam Smith tugged back an offside Fabian Schar.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 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

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