{i} seaport and capital of New Zealand; name of several places in Canada; family name; First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852, title of Arthur Wellesley), British general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, prime minister of England (1828-1830)
Wellingtons or wellington boots are long rubber boots which you wear to keep your feet dry. British general and politician. Commander of British troops during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo (1815), thus ending the Napoleonic Wars. As prime minister (1828-1830) he passed the Catholic Emancipation Act (1829). the capital city of New Zealand, on the North Island, the country's second-largest city and an important port. City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 165,945), port, and capital of New Zealand. It is located at the southern shore of the North Island, on Port Nicholson. Founded in 1840, it became a municipality in 1853. In 1865 the capital was transferred there from Auckland. It is the financial, commercial, and transportation centre of New Zealand. Wellington produces transportation equipment, machinery, metal products, textiles, and printed materials. It is the site of the major government buildings and the headquarters of many cultural, scientific, and agricultural organizations