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West·min·ster (west′min′stər)

  1. metropolitan borough of WC Greater London, England: site of the Houses of Parliament: pop. 175,000

  2. Etymology: from the sympathy of its settlers with the Presbyterian principles of the Westminster Assembly (1643-49)

    city in SW Calif.: pop. 88,000

  3. Etymology: after Westminster University (1907-17), located there

    city in NC Colo.: suburb of Denver: pop. 101,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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