Wellesley

American  

[welz-lee] / ˈwɛlz li /

noun

1. Arthur. Wellington, 1st Duke of.

2. his brother Robert Colley 1st Marquis, 1760–1842, British statesman and administrator, born in Ireland: governor general of India 1797–1805.

3. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

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Wellesley British  

/ ˈwɛlzlɪ /

noun

1. Arthur. See (1st Duke of) Wellington 2

2. his brother, Richard Colley, Marquis Wellesley. 1760–1842, British administrator. As governor general of Bengal (1797–1805) he consolidated British power in India

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Example Sentences

She spent just one homesick year at Wellesley College, where the walls of her rooms at Wellesley were covered with pictures of cows.

From Los Angeles Times

But the nominations -- it's the first time work in Spanish has been simultaneously recognized for best album, best record and best song -- are meaningful all the same, said Petra Rivera-Rideau, an American studies professor at Wellesley College whose research focuses on Latin music and racial politics.

From Barron's

Elite schools like Harvard, Columbia, Emory and Wellesley have added essay questions in the last couple of years asking applicants to recount a dispute with someone whose beliefs differ from their own.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Wellesley College junior, majoring in economics as well as “peace and justice studies,” complained to the Journal about narrow job opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Wellesley’s economics department offers solid macro and micro courses, even “ECON 312: The Economics of Globalization,” peace and justice studies was new to me.

From The Wall Street Journal