a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Pop: 222 000 (2003 est). Area: 22 sq km (8 sq miles)
2.
the Houses of Parliament at Westminster
Westminster in American English
(ˈwɛstˌmɪnstər)
1.
metropolitan borough of WC Greater London, England: site of the Houses of Parliament: pop. 175,000
2.
city in SW Calif.: pop. 88,000
3.
city in NC Colo.: suburb of Denver: pop. 101,000
Word origin
(sense 2) from the sympathy of its settlers with the Presbyterian principles of theWestminster Assembly (1643-49); (sense 3) after Westminster University (1907-17), located there