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newcastle, 1st duke of

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New⋅cas⋅tle

[noo-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl, nyoo-]
–noun
1. 1st Duke of. Pelham-Holles, Thomas.
2. Also called New⋅cas⋅tle-up⋅on-Tyne [noo-kas-uhl-uh-pon-tahyn, -uh-pawn-, -kah-suhl-, nyoo-] . a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, on the Tyne River: shipbuilding; major coal center. 295,700.
3. a seaport in E New South Wales, in SE Australia. 146,900.
4. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario. 32,229.
5. carry coals to Newcastle,
a. to take something to a place where its kind exists in great quantity.
b. to do something wholly unnecessary.
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