Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun newcastle-upon-tyne

1 sense of newcastle-upon-tyne

Sense 1
Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne -- (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))
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
       INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)