Westminster
English
Etymology
From the abbey of Westminster, from west + minster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/
Proper noun
Westminster
- The abbey of Westminster
- The City of Westminster: a borough of London including the principal offices of the British government
- The Palace of Westminster
- (colloquial, metonymically) The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster
- A constitutional system [the Westminster system] copied from the British parliament, characterised by the members of the executive being required to be elected or appointed to seats in parliament and being answerable to it.
- A city in Maryland, USA, and the county seat of Carroll County.
- An English dukedom.
Derived terms
- Westminster bubble
- Westminsterian
- Westminster village
Related terms
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Westminster Abbey
- Westminster Cathedral
- Palace of Westminster