Newcastle

English

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Newcastle

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Etymology

From new +‎ castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl̩/, [ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩]
  • (Northumbria) IPA^(key): [ˌnjʉˈkʰasɫ̩]
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)uˌkæsl̩/, [ˈn(j)uˌkʰæsɫ̩]

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Proper noun

Newcastle

1. One of several large cities:
   2. A large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England.

      Synonym: Newcastle upon Tyne

      • 2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian‎:

        Pardew has high hopes that one young Englishman, Paul Dummett, a left-back from Gosforth, the same Newcastle suburb that produced Alan Shearer, will make at least 10 appearances for his side this season.

   4. A large city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
   6. A large city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
      • 2025 May 22, Pumza Fihlani, “On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump”, in BBC‎:

        The P39-1 is an anonymous stretch of thinly tarred highway connecting the small towns of Newcastle and Normandein in South Africa, a four-hour drive from Johannesburg.

3. A large market town in Staffordshire, England.
4. The former name of Toodyay, a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
5. Several places in Canada:
   1. A community and former village in the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
   2. An urban neighborhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.
   3. An unincorporated community in the municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada.
6. A village in Newcastle on Clun parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2482).

   Synonym: Newcastle-under-Lyme

7. Several places in Ireland:
   1. A townland in Clonfad civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
   2. A townland in Kilcleagh civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
   3. A townland in Lickbla civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
   4. A village in County Tipperary, Ireland.
   5. A village in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 3004).
   6. A village in South Dublin, Ireland.
8. A small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
9. A settlement in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica.
10. A village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
11. Several places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.
    2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.
    3. A village and township in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States.
    4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.
    5. A city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States; a suburb of Oklahoma City.
    6. A small city in Young County, Texas, United States.
    7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Iron County, Utah, United States.
    8. A city in King County, Washington, United States.
    9. A city, the county seat of Weston County, Wyoming, United States.
12. A small village in Whitecastle community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4417).
13. An area and electoral ward in central Bridgend, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9079).
14. An electoral division in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
15. An electoral district in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
16. (soccer) Newcastle United F.C.

Derived terms

• coals to Newcastle
• Newcastle cloak
• Newcastle disease
• Newcastle Emlyn
• Newcastle Higher
• Newcastle on Clun
• Newcastle-under-Lyme
• Newcastle upon Tyne
• Newcastle West
• sell coals to Newcastle
• sell coal to Newcastle

Translations

city

Arabic: نْيُوكَاسَل (nyūkāsal) Armenian: Նյուքասլ (Nyukʻasl) Azerbaijani: Nyukasl Belarusian: Ньюкасл (Nʹjukasl) Bulgarian: Нюкасъл m (Njukasǎl) Chinese: Cantonese: 紐卡素 / 纽卡素 Mandarin: 紐卡斯爾 / 纽卡斯尔 (zh) (Niǔkǎsī'ěr) French: Neuchâtel (fr) German: Newcastle (de) Greek: Νιούκασλ (el) (Nioúkasl) Irish: An Caisleán Nua m Japanese: ニューカッスル (Nyūkassuru) Korean: 뉴캐슬 (Nyukaeseul) Latvian: Ņūkāsla f Lithuanian: Niukaslas m Macedonian: Њукасл m (Njukasl) Maori: Niukāhera (mi) (Australian city) Marathi: न्यूकासल n (nyūkāsal) Norman: Neuchâté m Polish: Newcastle n (indeclinable) Portuguese: Newcastle f Russian: Ньюка́сл (ru) m (Nʹjukásl) Scottish Gaelic: An Caisteal Nuadh m Ukrainian: Ньюка́сл m (Nʹjukásl) Urdu: نْیُوکاسَل m (nyūkāsal) Welsh: Castellnewydd f, Newcastle

See also

• New Castle
• Novocastrian (demonym)

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Newcastle

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Etymology

From English Newcastle.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Newcastle

1. Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne (a large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England)
2. Newcastle (a large city in New South Wales, Australia)
3. Newcastle (a large city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
4. any other place named Newcastle