Fitzrovia

//fɪtsˈɹəʊvi.ə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A district of central London, on the border of the boroughs of Westminster and Camden.

Etymology

From Fitzroy + -v- + -ia, after Fitzroy Square or the Fitzroy Tavern, ultimately from the name of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton; see FitzRoy. First attested in 1940.

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