Wimbledon
专有名词
英文释义
专有名词
- A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2470).
- A minor city in Pierce Township, Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
- A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A rural locality in Tararua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
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The Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament.
— Norman Brookes was the first Australian to win the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1907 - making him the first male outside Britain to win the Championships and the first of 12 Australian men to take the title.
词源
From an Old English name (probably *Wynnmann, or alternatively *Wynebeald) + dūn (“hill”).
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