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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A borough of Greater London in southeast England on the Thames River. It includes the principal offices of the British government, especially along Downing Street and Whitehall, and such famous structures as Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.

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  • proper noun A borough of London; it includes the principal offices of the British government

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  • noun a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

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Examples

  • WESTMINSTER - Dan Mandich hasn't quit his day job just yet, but thanks to a $648,000 state grant awarded to the town of Westminster and earmarked for his new slaughterhouse he soon will.

    RutlandHerald.com 2009

  • WESTMINSTER - Dan Mandich hasn't quit his day job just yet, but thanks to a $648,000 state grant awarded to the town of Westminster and earmarked for his new slaughterhouse he soon will.

    RutlandHerald.com 2009

  • Thursday, March 12 WESTMINSTER -- The men and women serving our country at the Vermont National Guard base in Westminster are playing a waiting game these days.

    Brattleboro Reformer Most Emailed 2009

  • WESTMINSTER, Md. - The National Rifle Association's Hunter Services Department will sponsor its NRA Great American Hunting and Outdoor Show Jan. 29-31 at the Carroll County Agriculture Center Shipley Arena in Westminster, Md.

    The Journal 2010

  • WESTMINSTER, Md. - The National Rifle Association's Hunter Services Department will sponsor its NRA Great American Hunting and Outdoor Show Jan. 29-31 at the Carroll County Agriculture Center Shipley Arena in Westminster, Md.

    The Journal 2010

  • WESTMINSTER, SC.- Shannon Leigh Hagan and John Matthew Wilson were married in an intimate wedding ceremony on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Magnolia Manor in Westminster, S.C. Officiating the ceremony was Rev. Wayne Morton.

    Anderson Independent Mail Stories 2009

  • He was 18 and on a gap year between his time at the £10,000 a term Westminster School and Cambridge University in 1986 when he "briefly" accepted a post at the bank after spending the winter season as a ski instructor on the slopes of Austria.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • He was 18 and on a gap year between his time at the £10,000 a term Westminster School and Cambridge University in 1986 when he "briefly" accepted a post at the bank after spending the winter season as a ski instructor on the slopes of Austria.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • But the community most people see themselves as part of in Westminster is the political community.

    Are You A Communitarian ? Newmania 2008

  • Annabelle Ewing, amongst the hardest working MPs in Westminster, is expected to take this seat for the SNP despite the large swing required.

    Central Region Jeff 2007

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