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Wellington
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Žodžio paaiškinimas anglų kalba:
- : The capital of New Zealand, on an inlet of Cook Strait in extreme southern North Island. It was founded in 1840 and supplanted Auckland as capital in 1865. Population: 398,000.
- : Wellington, First Duke of. Title of Arthur Wellesley. Known as "the Iron Duke.” 1769-1852. British general and politician. Commander of British troops during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo (1815), thus ending the Napoleonic Wars. As prime minister (1828-1830) he passed the Catholic Emancipation Act (1829).
Lietuviškos reikšmės:
- Arthur Wellington Artūras Velingtonas (D. Britanijos valstybės veikėjas) 2 Velingtonas (N. Zelandijos sostinė) 3 (ppr. pl) auliniai guminiai batai
- botai (t. p. Wellington boots)