a large industrial city and port on the River Tyne in northeast England, whose full name is Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle used to have a large coalmining and shipbuildingindustry, but much of the old industry has now closed down. People from Newcastle are informally called Geordies, and they have their own dialect of English and their own accent (=way of pronouncing words) which is also called Geordie and is easy to recognize. They are also known for their great love of football, and the most important localteam is Newcastle United.