Wolverhampton

[ wool-ver-hamp-tuhn ]

/ ˈwʊl vərˌhæmp tən /

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noun

a city in West Midlands, in W England.

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How to use Wolverhampton in a sentence

It will host Premier League opponent Wolverhampton on Friday.
With an Adele song as its battle cry, a lowly English soccer club looks to rewrite history|Glynn A. Hill|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
“That’s what we really wanted, Premier League opposition,” Vermiglio added of facing Wolverhampton.
With an Adele song as its battle cry, a lowly English soccer club looks to rewrite history|Glynn A. Hill|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
There were also disturbances in Birmingham, West Midlands, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.
Cameron: Rioters Will Pay||August 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The general trade centres round Willenhall, Walsall, and Wolverhampton.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

The state of Sheffield was not less severe—and the blast furnaces of Wolverhampton were extinguished.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli
In the beginning of last March, a gentleman at Wolverhampton desired my advice for very large and painful swelled legs and thighs.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses|William Withering
Wolverhampton (88,000), also in the Black Country, is noted for its manufacture of heavy hardware and machinery.
Up To Date Business|Various
The custom seems to be universal in Wolverhampton, and its natural consequence is frequent bowel complaints and other diseases.
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844|Frederick Engels

British Dictionary definitions for Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

/ (ˌwʊlvəˈhæmptən) /

noun

a city in W central England, in Wolverhampton unitary authority, West Midlands: iron and steel foundries; university (1992). Pop: 251 462 (2001)

a unitary authority in W central England, in the West Midlands. Pop: 238 900 (2003 est). Area: 69 sq km (27 sq miles)

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