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Broadway
Definitions
- 1 Flashy; showy. broadly, not-comparable
"Since he got the recording contract, he's gone all Broadway."
- 2 Of, or pertaining to, the cards that make up a Broadway straight. not-comparable, slang
"Broadway connectors"
- 1 A street name, typically for a wide road; a broad way. uncountable
- 2 A place name for a settlement which grew up around such a road. For example, Broadway, Worcestershire, Broadway, Somerset. uncountable
- 3 The wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City. uncountable
- 4 The theater district of Manhattan. uncountable
- 5 The theatres in the Broadway theatre district; especially those covered by contracts between the owners and theatrical unions. uncountable
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- 6 The American theater industry. metonymically, uncountable
"Among the ensemble’s strange, outmoded, “original” instruments — the feral horns, sour violins, wooden flutes, cellos without endpins — she seemed right at home, despite her Broadway provenance."
- 7 The government of Manitoba (from the Legislative Building's address, on Broadway). metonymically, uncountable
"Angry city councillors lashed out against both Broadway and Ottawa on Wednesday, claiming the Doer government and the Harper Conservatives are spending millions on infrastructure projects Winnipeg doesn't want and not enough on road repairs the city needs."
- 8 Two villages in England:; A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0937). uncountable
- 9 Two villages in England:; A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3215). uncountable
- 10 A hamlet in The Havens community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8713). uncountable
- 11 A village in County Wexford, Ireland. uncountable
- 12 A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. uncountable
- 13 A settlement in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. uncountable
- 14 A settlement in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Warren County, New Jersey. uncountable
- 15 A settlement in the United States:; A town in Lee County, North Carolina. uncountable
- 16 A settlement in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Union County, Ohio. uncountable
- 17 A settlement in the United States:; A town in Rockingham County, Virginia. uncountable
- 18 A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. uncountable
- 19 A rare surname uncountable
- 1 The highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten. slang
- 2 An esplanade.
"Just above the doorway, which opened spang onto the broadway of Datura, a grinning face peered down upon the visitors, its eyes ruby-colored glass."
- 3 A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em, or any of the cards (ace, king, queen, jack, ten) used to make such a straight. slang
Etymology
From broad + way. The Old English words "brad weg" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively. Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
From broad + way. The Old English words "brad weg" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively. Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
From broad + way. The Old English words "brad weg" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively. Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
From broad + way.
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