Wembley
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Etymology
Derived from the Old English proper name Wemba and lēah (“clearing in a forest; meadow, leigh”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /wɛmbli/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Wembley
- A suburb of London, in northwestern Greater London, England.
- A stadium in London, the national sports stadium and venue where finals of major football tournaments are held.
- If they carry on with their good form, they'll be at Wembley at the end of the season.
- 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
- Dirk Kuyt sandwiched a goal in between Carroll's double as City endured a night of total misery, with captain Carlos Tevez limping off early on with a hamstring strain that puts a serious question mark over his participation in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley.
- A town in the County of Grande Prairie, No.1, northern Alberta, Canada.
- A western suburb of Perth, in the Town of Cambridge and City of Stirling, Western Australia.
Derived terms
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