Wolverhampton

[ woo l-ver-hamp-tuh n ]

/ ˈwʊl vərˌhæmp tən /

noun

a city in West Midlands, in W England.

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Examples from the Web for wolverhampton

There were also disturbances in Birmingham, West Midlands, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.
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Basing himself on this and on the papers presented to Parliament he formulated his charges at Wolverhampton on June 3.
Lord Randolph Churchill|Winston Spencer Churchill
There are some really startling things to be learned about Wolverhampton in Anglo-Saxon times.
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Bates succeeded in making good his escape with the bag, and reached Wolverhampton in the night.
It Might Have Been|Emily Sarah Holt

From Wolverhampton and Leeds we have exactly the same expression of feelings beforehand.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
If I am not much mistaken, sir, you are one of our principal engineers at Wolverhampton.
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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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