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[syn: Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Newcastle \New"cast`le\, prop. n.
A town in England.
[PJC]
Carry coals to Newcastle to do something utterly
superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; -- from
the nearness of Newcastle to the coal-mining district.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Newcastle
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]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Newcastle, WY -- U.S. city in Wyoming
Population (2000): 3065
Housing Units (2000): 1458
Land area (2000): 2.467594 sq. miles (6.391040 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.467594 sq. miles (6.391040 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56215
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 43.853183 N, 104.209343 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 82701
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Newcastle, WY
Newcastle
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Newcastle, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 299
Housing Units (2000): 153
Land area (2000): 0.335003 sq. miles (0.867655 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.335003 sq. miles (0.867655 sq. km)
FIPS code: 34090
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 42.652005 N, 96.875265 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68757
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Newcastle, NE
Newcastle
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Newcastle, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 5434
Housing Units (2000): 2071
Land area (2000): 49.758871 sq. miles (128.874878 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.180307 sq. miles (8.236956 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 52.939178 sq. miles (137.111834 sq. km)
FIPS code: 51150
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.240224 N, 97.591398 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73065
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Newcastle, OK
Newcastle
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Newcastle, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 575
Housing Units (2000): 266
Land area (2000): 1.811203 sq. miles (4.690993 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.811203 sq. miles (4.690993 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50868
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.192383 N, 98.737969 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 76372
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Newcastle, TX
Newcastle
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Newcastle, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000): 7737
Housing Units (2000): 3117
Land area (2000): 4.468332 sq. miles (11.572925 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.011119 sq. miles (0.028799 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.479451 sq. miles (11.601724 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48645
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.533215 N, 122.172101 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Newcastle, WA
Newcastle