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Newcastle

American  
[noo-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl, ˈnyu- /

noun

  1. 1st Duke of. Pelham-Holles, Thomas.

  2. Also called Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, on the Tyne River: shipbuilding; major coal center.

  3. a seaport in E New South Wales, in SE Australia.

  4. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.

idioms

  1. carry coals to Newcastle,

    1. to take something to a place where its kind exists in great quantity.

    2. to do something wholly unnecessary.

Newcastle 1 British  
/ ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl /

noun

  1. a port in SE Australia, in E New South Wales near the mouth of the Hunter River: important industrial centre, with extensive steel, metalworking, engineering, shipbuilding, and chemical industries. It suffered Australia's first recorded fatal earthquake, in 1989. Pop: 279 975 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Newcastle 2 British  
/ ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl /

noun

  1. Duke of, the title of Thomas Pelham Holles. 1693–1768, English Whig prime minister (1754–56; 1757–62): brother of Henry Pelham

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Newcastle More Idioms  

  1. see carry coals to Newcastle.

Example Sentences

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The Toffees got such a brilliant win at Newcastle on Saturday, when every time Newcastle got back in it, Everton scored again.

From BBC

His players rallied - eager to show they were "fighting for the manager" after the Brentford reverse - and Newcastle won four of their next five matches in all competitions.

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However, the purchase of Newcastle, who have finished bottom of the top division for the past three seasons, by energy drink giant Red Bull last summer was a significant vote of confidence.

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The route to the final is already known and if Newcastle and Tottenham both progress, they will meet in the quarter-finals, as will Chelsea and Liverpool in the other half of the draw.

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Head coach Eddie Howe has urged Anthony Gordon to stay "fully focused" after the Newcastle United forward was linked with a move to Arsenal.

From BBC

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