Wembley

[wem-blee]

noun

a former borough, now part of Brent, in SE England, near London.

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Contemporary Examples of wembley

It is 1949 and the scene is Britain's famous Wembley Stadium.
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Harold Evans
December 10, 2012
A cursory wander around the streets surrounding Wembley Stadium, the biggest location of the four, would quickly confirm this.
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The former Scotland keeper is only remembered today for an unfortunate afternoon against England at Wembley in 1961.
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Historical Examples of wembley

One night at Wembley Park the ribbon that held it had come unsewn.
The Disturbing Charm
Berta Ruck
Taxis out to Wembley Park with a girl who's employed in the same office as he is.
The Disturbing Charm
Berta Ruck
As for Mr. Roe, he moved on to Wembley Park, where he flew with steadily increasing success.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1
Walter Raleigh.
Then there had been her Aunt's villa at Wembley Park; delightful little red-roofed, rose-wreathed doll's-house!
The Disturbing Charm
Berta Ruck

British Dictionary definitions for wembley

Wembley

noun

part of the Greater London borough of Brent: site of the English national soccer stadium, replaced by the larger multi-purpose Wembley Stadium in 2007

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