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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Example Sentences

Winning as darkness fell in Rawalpindi and losing by one run in Wellington.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Tokyo and Taipei were also well down, with Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Wellington also down.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Waves entering Wellington Harbour on Tuesday were measured at 11 metres, New Zealand's MetService said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Brook initially claimed to have been alone at the nightclub in Wellington, only for it to emerge that he was alongside team-mates Jacob Bethell and Josh Tongue.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I went up to Mrs. Alexander and said, “Do you know anything about Wellington being killed?”

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon