Broadway Definition

brôdwā

pronoun

A street name, typically for a wide road; a broad way.

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The wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City.

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A place name for a settlement which grew up around such a road. For example, Broadway, Worcestershire, Broadway, Somerset.

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The theater district of Manhattan.

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The theatres in the Broadway theatre district; especially those covered by contracts between the owners and theatrical unions.

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noun

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(poker slang) The highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten.

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adjective

(by extension if the proper noun senses) Flashy; showy.

Since he got the recording contract, he's gone all Broadway.

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Origin of Broadway

The Old English words "broad way" 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.

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Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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