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Westminster

American  
[west-min-ster] / ˈwɛstˌmɪn stər /

noun

  1. a central borough (officially a city) of Greater London, England: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace.

  2. a city in SW California.

  3. a city in NE Colorado.


Westminster British  
/ ˈwɛstˌmɪnstə /

noun

  1. Also called: City of Westminster.  a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Pop: 222 000 (2003 est). Area: 22 sq km (8 sq miles)

  2. the Houses of Parliament at Westminster

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The London councils Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham are considering joining Wandsworth in using the Sustainable Communities Act to challenge the cuts.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Few outside Westminster knew much about the politician.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Still, the normally rowdy opposition benches of Westminster remained quiet while Miliband read his remarks directly off the sheets of paper in front of him.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

It says he helped lead the force's response in Westminster after the 7 July 2005 bombings.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

And not long after that it was he himself who had the task of crowning our present Queen in Westminster Abbey with half the world watching him on television.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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