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Newcastle
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English
Etymology
From en new castle. en Neuchâtel.
Pronunciation
en /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl̩/ [ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩] RP,Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Newcastle.wav Southern England
en /ˈnjuːˌkæsl̩/ [ˈnjʉˌkʰasɫ̩] Northern England,Midlands
en /ˌnjuːˈkæsl̩/ [njʉˈkʰasɫ̩] Northeast England
en /ˈn(j)uˌkæsl̩/ [ˈn(j)uˌkʰæsɫ̩] US
en En-us-Newcastle.ogg US
en someone from Newcastle UK
Proper noun
One of several large cities:
en Q1425428en large city/and/metropolitan borough co/Tyne and Wear in northeastern cc/England.
en Newcastle upon Tyne
en 2013-08-20 Louise Taylor English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing w:The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/19/english-talent-premier-league-importing 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405152839/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/19/english-talent-premier-league-importing
en Q57278en large city s/New South Wales c/Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
en Q1027294en large city p/KwaZulu-Natal c/South Africa.
en Pumza Fihlani On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce81334je72o 2025-05-22 The P39-1 is an anonymous stretch of thinly tarred highway connecting the small towns of Newcastle and Normandien in South Africa, a four-hour drive from Johannesburg. https://web.archive.org/web/20250613133823/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce81334je72o
en The former name of Toodyay, a <<town>> in the <<r:suf/Wheatbelt>> of <<s/Western Australia>>.
en number of places c/Canada:
en community/and/former village in the town:pref/Drumheller p/Alberta.
en urban neighborhood in the city:pref/Miramichi p/New Brunswick.
en ucomm in the mun:pref/Clarington p/Ontario.
en village par/Newcastle on Clun co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SO2482.
en Newcastle on Clun
en Q868642en Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England.
en neighbourhood wcomm/Bridgend cobor:noaff/Bridgend cc/Wales OS grid ref SS9079.
en hamlet wcomm/Whitecastle co/Monmouthshire cc/Wales OS grid ref SO4417.
en number of places c/Ireland:
en townland cpar/Clonfad co/Westmeath.
en townland cpar/Kilcleagh co/Westmeath.
en townland cpar/Lickbla co/Westmeath.
en Q7017303en village co/Tipperary.
en Q4328359en village co/Wicklow Irish grid ref O 3004.
en Q377590en village co/South Dublin.
en Q1973774en small seaside resort town co/Down p/Northern Ireland Irish grid ref J 3731.
en settlement in the mtn/Blue Mountains c/Jamaica.
en village on the northern coast of the isl:pref/Nevis c/Saint Kitts and Nevis.
en number of places c/US:
en ucomm/and/CDP co/Placer County s/California.
en Erin Heft Massive PG&E power outage leaves approximately 61,000 customers in the dark across Placer County w:KCRA https://www.kcra.com/article/massive-pge-power-outage-leaves-approximately-61000-customers-in-the-dark-across-placer-county/71646018 2026-06-20 The outage area continues to expand, stretching from Granite Bay, Newcastle, Loomis, and Auburn across Folsom Lake to Cool, and north through Colfax into Lake of the Pines. https://web.archive.org/web/20260620174918/https://www.kcra.com/article/massive-pge-power-outage-leaves-approximately-61000-customers-in-the-dark-across-placer-county/71646018
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Lincoln County s/Maine.
en village/and/twp co/Dixon County s/Nebraska.
en twp/and/ucomm therein, in co/Coshocton County s/Ohio.
en city co/McClain County s/Oklahoma ; suburb city/Oklahoma City.
en small city co/Young County s/Texas.
en ucomm/and/CDP co/Iron County s/Utah.
en city co/King County s/Washington.
en city/county seat co/Weston County s/Wyoming.
en electoral division city/Newcastle state/New South Wales c/Australia.
en electoral district city/Newcastle state/New South Wales c/Australia.
en lgarea s/New South Wales c/Australia City of Newcastle.
en soccer Newcastle United F.C.
Derived terms
en coals to Newcastle sell coal to Newcastle sell coals to Newcastle Newcastle cloak Newcastle disease Newcastle East Newcastle Emlyn Newcastle Higher Newcastle on Clun Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle West
Translations
city in Tyne and Wear, England
Arabic: ar نْيُوكَاسَل
Armenian: hy Նյուքասլ
Azerbaijani: az Nyukasl
Belarusian: be Ньюкасл
Bulgarian: bg Нюкасъл m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 紐卡素
Mandarin: cmn 紐卡斯爾 Niǔkǎsī'ěr
French: fr Neuchâtel
German: de Newcastle
Greek: el Νιούκασλ
Japanese: ja ニューカッスル Nyūkassuru
Korean: ko ^뉴캐슬
Latin: la Novum Castrum n
Latvian: lv Ņūkāsla f
Lithuanian: lt Niukaslas m
Macedonian: mk Њукасл m
Marathi: mr न्यूकासल n
Norman: nrf Neuchâté m
Polish: pl Newcastle n indeclinable
Portuguese: pt Newcastle f
Russian: ru Ньюка́сл m
Scottish Gaelic: gd An Caisteal Nuadh m
Ukrainian: uk Ньюка́сл m
Urdu: ur نْیُوکاسَل m nyūkāsal
Welsh: cy Castellnewydd f, cy Newcastle
city in New South Wales, Australia
Māori: mi Niukāhera
town in Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Irish: ga An Caisleán Nua m
See also
en New Castle
en Novocastrian demonym
German
de:
Etymology
From de en Newcastle.
Pronunciation
de De-Newcastle.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de large city/and/metropolitan borough co/Tyne and Wear in northeastern cc/England Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne
de large city s/New South Wales c/Australia Newcastle
de large city p/KwaZulu-Natal c/South Africa Newcastle
any other place named Newcastle
Italian
Etymology
it :bor en:Newcastle
it en Newcastle.
Pronunciation
Niucàstel,Niucàstol,!Niucàssel,!Niucàssol<r:DiPI>
Proper noun
f
it large city/and/metropolitan borough co/Tyne and Wear in northeastern cc/England Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne
it large city s/New South Wales c/Australia Newcastle
it large city p/KwaZulu-Natal c/South Africa Newcastle
any other place named Newcastle
References
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :ubor en:Newcastle + 1
Pronunciation
niu'kasl LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Newcastle.wav New.castle
Proper noun
n 1
One of several large cities:
pl large city/and/metropolitan borough co/Tyne and Wear in northeastern cc/England Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne
pl large city s/New South Wales c/Australia Newcastle
pl large city p/KwaZulu-Natal c/South Africa Newcastle
pl The former name of Toodyay, a <<town>> in the <<r:suf/Wheatbelt>> of <<s/Western Australia>> Newcastle
Several places in Canada:
pl community/and/former village in the town:pref/Drumheller p/Alberta c/Canada Newcastle
pl urban neighborhood in the city:pref/Miramichi p/New Brunswick c/Canada Newcastle
pl unincorporated community in the mun:pref/Clarington p/Ontario c/Canada Newcastle
pl village co/Shropshire cc/England Newcastle
pl large market town co/Staffordshire cc/England Newcastle Newcastle-under-Lyme
Several places in Ireland:
pl townland cpar/Clonfad co/Westmeath c/Ireland Newcastle
pl townland cpar/Kilcleagh co/Westmeath c/Ireland Newcastle
pl townland cpar/Lickbla co/Westmeath c/Ireland Newcastle
pl village co/Tipperary c/Ireland Newcastle
pl village co/Wicklow c/Ireland Newcastle
pl village co/South Dublin c/Ireland Newcastle
pl settlement in the mtn/Blue Mountains c/Jamaica Newcastle
pl small seaside resort town co/Down p/Northern Ireland Newcastle
pl village on the northern coast of the isl:pref/Nevis c/Saint Kitts and Nevis Newcastle
Several places in the United States:
pl unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Placer County s/California c/USA Newcastle
pl town co/Lincoln County s/Maine c/USA Newcastle
pl village co/Dixon County s/Nebraska c/USA Newcastle
pl unincorporated community co/Coshocton County s/Ohio c/USA Newcastle
pl city co/McClain County s/Oklahoma c/USA ; suburb city/Oklahoma City Newcastle
pl small city co/Young County s/Texas c/USA Newcastle
pl unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Iron County s/Utah c/USA Newcastle
pl city co/King County s/Washington c/USA Newcastle
pl city/county seat co/Weston County s/Wyoming c/USA Newcastle
pl small village co/Monmouthshire cc/Wales Newcastle
pl area/and/electoral ward town:pref/Bridgend cc/Wales Newcastle
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Newcastle + 1
Pronunciation
níukéssol
Proper noun
pt large city/and/metropolitan borough co/Tyne and Wear in northeastern cc/England Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne
pt large city s/New South Wales c/Australia Newcastle
pt large city p/KwaZulu-Natal c/South Africa Newcastle
Welsh
Proper noun
cy proper noun
cy city s/New South Wales c/Australia Newcastle
cy city p/KwaZulu-Natal c/South Africa Newcastle
a shortened form of Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in England
any other place named Newcastle