Waterloo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌwɔːtəˈluː/
ipa: /ˌwɔtɚˈluː/
ipa: /ˈwɔtɚˌluː/
ipa: /ˌwɑtɚˈluː/
ipa: /ˈwɑtɚˌluː/
rhymes: -uː
Etymology: From Middle Dutch, composed of water (“water”) + loo (“sacred wood, forest”). More at water, lea. cf. German Loh. Most places in English-speaking countries are named for the battle.
Senses: glosses: A village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815.
glosses: A battle fought at Waterloo, Belgium on June 18, 1815, resulting in the epic, final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A place in Canada:
A rural community of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A place in Canada:
A regional municipality and city in Ontario, Canada.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A place in Canada:
A city in La Haute-Yamaska regional county municipality, Estrie, Quebec.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Illinois.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Grant Township and Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Fayette County, Indiana.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in White River Township, Johnson County, Indiana.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A village and town, the county seat of Seneca County, New York.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A town and city therein, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United States:
A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Waterloo Township.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A district and large railway terminus in central London, England, in the borough of Lambeth (OS grid ref TQ3180).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A hamlet in Blisland parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1072).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A northern suburb of Poole, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0094).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
Former name of Waterlooville, Hampshire, although Waterloo is still the name of a council ward in Waterlooville for Havant borough.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A small suburb in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6625).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A suburb of Crosby, Sefton borough, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3198).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A small village in Hainford parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2219).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A hamlet in Gillingham parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM4293).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A small village in Scole parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM1479).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A hamlet in Whixall parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4933).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1716).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A small suburb on the eastern outskirts of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8054).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A hamlet in Rudry community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1988).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A suburb of Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9703).
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A place in Australia:
An inner southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A place in Australia:
A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A place in Australia:
A settlement in Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area, South Australia.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A place in Australia:
A locality in Pyrenees Shire, Victoria.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A place in Australia:
A small town in the Shire of Dardanup, Western Australia.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington region, New Zealand.
glosses: The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
A barangay of Matalom, Leyte, Philippines.
Synonyms: sense: battle
word: Battle of Waterloo
Derived terms: word: Bakerloo