Tribeca

//tɹaɪˈbɛkə// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Tribeca. alt-of, alternative

    "Kim Hastreiter, a founder of Paper Magazine, credits Mr. McNally with helping establish TriBeCa as an artists’ haven in the 1980s."

  2. 2
    A region of lower-west Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States; the Triangle Below Canal Street.

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"In the New City neighborhood of Tribeca, Robert Laing has opened up a privately-run indoor farm called Farm.One, where he grows many kinds of herbs."

Etymology

Blend of triangle + below + canal (“Canal Street, New York”).

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