an area of southern Manhattan in New York City.
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释义 | the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in North America > (part of) New York (10) the Bowery1787 an area of southern Manhattan in New York City. Gotham1807 transferred. Applied to (a) Newcastle, (b) New York. hell's kitchen1879 With capital initials. The name of a district on the West Side of Manhattan, New York City, formerly an urban slum associated with poverty, violence… tenderloin district1887 slang. In full tenderloin district: applied to the police district of New York which includes the great mass of theatres, hotels, and places of… west side1897 The western part or side of something; the west. Big Apple1922 The city of New York. village1929 A small self-contained district or community within a city or town; spec. †(a) see sense 1c; (b) (with capital initial) = Greenwich Village, adj. apple1939 U.S. slang (originally Jazz). Usually with capital initial. With the. Originally: Harlem. Hence later: New York City. Cf. Big Apple, n. 4. Soul City1964 an area or city predominantly occupied by African Americans, or otherwise characterized by soul (sense 3c). Subcategories:— Westchester county (1) |
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