Definitions for wolverhamptonˈwʊl vərˌhæmp tən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Wol•ver•hamp•tonˈwʊl vərˌhæmp tən(n.)

  1. a city in West Midlands, in W England. 250,500.

    Category: Geography (places)

Wiktionary

  1. Wolverhampton(ProperNoun)

    A city in the West Midlands of England.

  2. Origin: From Wulfrūnehēantūn named after Lady Wulfruna, who founded the town.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Wolverhampton

    a town in Staffordshire, 12½ m. NW. of Birmingham, in the midst of coal and iron fields; the centre of a group of towns engaged in different kinds of iron manufacture, locks and keys the staple, and the metropolis of the Black Country.


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