# Westminster

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/ · frequency rank #7,190

## Definitions
1. The abbey of Westminster.
2. The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.
3. A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster.
4. The Palace of Westminster
5. The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster.
6. A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076).
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17. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
18. A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario.
19. A village in the Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster.
20. A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
21. An English dukedom.

## Etymology
From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmynster, from Old English Westmynster; equivalent to west + minster.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ewstminster`, `wesmtinster`, `wesstminster`, `westimnster`, `westminnster`, `westminsetr`, `westminsster`, `westminsterr`, `westminstre`, `westminstter`, `westmintser`, `westmisnter`, `westmminster`, `westmnister`, `westtminster`, `wetsminster`, `wsetminster`, `wwestminster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/westminster