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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)

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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

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Newcastle More Idioms  

  1. see carry coals to Newcastle.

Example Sentences

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Howe is always well attuned to the feelings of supporters, insisting he would never outstay his welcome, and Newcastle are currently 14th in the Premier League.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He also took Newcastle back into the Champions League, but this season has turned sour and Howe is another manager whose fate may hinge on what happens in the rest of the campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It was a different stadium, but an all too familiar story for Newcastle United.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Such productivity was at the heart of Newcastle ending a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy by winning the League Cup last season and qualifying for the Champions League in 2025 and 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The sea journey from Newcastle to Oslo took two days and a night, and if it was rough, as it often was, all of us got seasick except our dauntless mother.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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