Wel|ling|to|ni|an

Wel|ling|to|ni|an
Wel|ling|to|ni|an «WEHL ihng TOH nee uhn», adjective.
of, having to do with, or characteristic of the first Duke of Wellington: »

There is a Wellingtonian vigor in his way of stating a case (Nation).


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  • Wel|ling|ton — boot, or Wel|ling|ton «WEHL ihng tuhn», noun. 1. a high boot covering the knee in front and cut away behind. 2. a somewhat shorter boot worn under the trousers. ╂[< the first Duke of Wellington, 1769 1852, a British general, victor over… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wel|ling|ton boot — Wel|ling|ton boot, or Wel|ling|ton «WEHL ihng tuhn», noun. 1. a high boot covering the knee in front and cut away behind. 2. a somewhat shorter boot worn under the trousers. ╂[< the first Duke of Wellington, 1769 1852, a British general,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wel·ling·ton — /ˈwɛlıŋtən/ noun, pl tons [count] Brit : a tall boot made of rubber : ↑rubber boot …   Useful english dictionary

  • wel — cogs·wel·lia; crom·wel·li·an; lel·wel; se·wel·lel; un·wel·come·ness; wel·come·ly; wel·come·ness; wel·com·er; wel·don; wel·dor; wel·far·ism; wel·kin; wel·ler·ism; wel·ling·to·nia; wel·ling·to·ni·an; wel·witsch·ia; wel·come; wel·fare; wel·ling·ton; …   English syllables

  • ling — buck·ling; car·ling; change·ling; cod·ling; crack·ling; dark·ling; dar·ling; east·er·ling; flat·ling; half·ling; scant·ling; seed·ling; shil·ling; sib·ling; side·ling; star·ling; ster·ling; suck·ling; un·der·ling; weak·ling; wean·ling;… …   English syllables

  • wellingtonian — wel·ling·to·ni·an …   English syllables

  • Wellingtonia — Wel|ling|to|nia, die; , ...ien [nach dem Herzog von Wellington (1769 1852)]: Sequoia …   Universal-Lexikon

  • wellingtonia — wel·ling·tò·nia s.f. OB TS bot. → sequoia {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1877. ETIMO: dal lat. scient. Wellingtonĭa, der. di Wellington, nome del generale e uomo politico inglese A. Wellesley duca di Wellington (1769 1852) …   Dizionario italiano

  • wellington — wel|ling|ton [ˈwelıŋtən] n also .wellington boot [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Duke of Wellington (1769 1852), English soldier who wore long boots] BrE a rubber boot that stops your foot getting wet …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Wellingtonia — Wel|ling|to|nia die; , ...ien [...i̯ən] <nach dem Herzog von Wellington (1769 1852) u. 1↑...ia> svw. ↑Sequoia …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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