Wellington

American  

[wel-ing-tuhn] / ˈwɛl ɪŋ tən /

noun

1. 1st Duke of Arthur Wellesleythe Iron Duke, 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.

2. Wellington boot.

3. a seaport in and the capital of New Zealand, on S North Island.

4. beef Wellington.

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Wellington ¹ British  

/ ˈwɛlɪŋtən /

noun

1. an administrative district, formerly a province, of New Zealand, on SW North Island: major livestock producer in New Zealand. Capital: Wellington. Pop: 456 900 (2004 est). Area: 28 153 sq km (10 870 sq miles)

2. the capital city of New Zealand. Its port, historically Port Nicholson, on Wellington Harbour has a car and rail ferry link between the North and South Islands; university (1899). Pop: 182 600 (2004 est)

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Wellington ² British  

/ ˈwɛlɪŋtən /

noun

1. 1st Duke of, title of Arthur Wellesley. 1769–1852, British soldier and statesman; prime minister (1828–30). He was given command of the British forces against the French in the Peninsular War (1808–14) and routed Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)

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Wellington

Seoul, Hong Kong and Sydney all fell more than one percent, while Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Wellington, Taipei and Manila were also well down.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

“It is a reflection of the bigger picture of China’s labor market,” said Christian Yao, an expert on China’s workforce at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

“It’s a deluge,” said Brij Khurana, a fixed-income portfolio manager at Wellington Management.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Almost two months later, he does not know if the Wellington incident has cost him the top job, at least for now.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

We had never seen anyone, much less a black man, stand up to Dr. Wellington, and we waited for an explosion.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela