newcastle upon tyne

New·cas·tle up·on tyne

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l, nyoo- uh-pon, uh-pawn tahyn]
- /ˈnuˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl, ˈnyu- əˈpɒn, əˈpɔn taɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l, nyoo- uh-pon, uh-pawn tahyn]
- /ˈnuˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl, ˈnyu- əˈpɒn, əˈpɔn taɪn/

Definitions of newcastle upon tyne words

noun newcastle upon tyne 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas. 1
noun newcastle upon tyne Also called Newcastle-upon-Tyne [noo-kas-uh l-uh-pon-tahyn, -uh-pawn-, -kah-suh l-, nyoo-] /ˈnuˌkæs əl əˌpɒnˈtaɪn, -əˌpɔn-, -ˌkɑ səl-, ˈnyu-/ (Show IPA). a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, on the Tyne River: shipbuilding; major coal center. 1
noun newcastle upon tyne a seaport in E New South Wales, in SE Australia. 1
noun newcastle upon tyne a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario. 1
idioms newcastle upon tyne carry coals to Newcastle, to take something to a place where its kind exists in great quantity. to do something wholly unnecessary. 1
noun newcastle upon tyne a port in NE England in Newcastle upon Tyne unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, near the mouth of the River Tyne opposite Gateshead: Roman remains; engineering industries, including ship repairs; two universities (1937, 1992). Pop: 189 863 (2001) 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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