Westmoreland

English

Etymology

Heterographic variant of Westmorland.

Proper noun

Westmoreland

1. A surname.
2. A small city, the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States.
3. A parish of Jamaica.
   • 1985, Wayne Smith, “Under Me Sleng Teng”:

     In Westmoreland, where the sensi come from / Me put it in a crocus barrel, upon the mini van

   • 2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 336:

     Peggy and Cornet took one look at this woebegone place, packed up their cart, said their farewells, and rode off to Westmoreland.

Derived terms

• Westmoreland County

See also

• Westmorland