Synonyms for wellington
ˈwɛl ɪŋ tənwelling·ton

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1. Wellington, Duke of Wellington, First Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Iron Dukenoun

   British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

   Synonyms:
   hessian, capital of New Zealand, jackboot

2. Wellington, capital of New Zealandnoun

   the capital of New Zealand

   Synonyms:
   hessian, capital of New Zealand, jackboot

3. Hessian boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington bootnoun

   (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

   Synonyms:
   hessian, capital of New Zealand, jackboot

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1. • New Zealand
   • Boot
   • General
   • National Capital
   • Statesman

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1. Napoleon Bonaparte:

   I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   As [ Duke of ] Wellington said, ‘ nothing save a battle loss is quite so melancholy as a battle won. ’ We won the battle and now we have to watch the movie.

3. Lawrence Glazer:

   There has been a growing chorus among investors who want these firms to speak up. With Wellington speaking up, it is going to put pressure on the others to do the same.

4. Daniel Wiener:

   Wellington puts the lie to the current accepted wisdom that active management can't outperform.