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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary);
[syn: Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    n 1: a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a
         center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression
         `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something
         unnecessary) [syn: Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne]