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

The research team is being led by a team of scientists and experts at Newcastle University and the University of Liverpool.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

BBC Sport reported in October that the club had sounded out former Newcastle boss Eddie Howe and ex-Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann over replacing Carrick.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Joshua Zirkzee, who scored United's third in the second minute of injury time, suffered similar treatment during a game against Newcastle almost two years ago.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Caitlin Shasby from Newcastle arrived in Krakow yesterday with her friend Jon for a long weekend.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

“We decided on Newcastle because we know people there and London is too hot right now, too many marriages happening in London, yeah, so we don’t want trouble,” one of them said.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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