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Wimbledon
WIHM-buhl-duhn
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1
A suburban district of Merton in south-west London, England.
"She grew up in Wimbledon, not far from the tennis grounds."
2
Short for the Wimbledon Championships, the famous grass-court tennis tournament held there each summer.
"He has dreamed of winning Wimbledon since he was a boy."
"Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world."
How to Use Wimbledon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually means the tennis tournament, or the London suburb it's named after.
Common pairings
play Wimbledon
win Wimbledon
Wimbledon final
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Etymology
From an Old English personal name plus dūn, "hill" — so roughly "somebody's hill".