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NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression 'carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)
Synonyms:
Newcastle; Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Newcastle-upon-Tyne" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
