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Word: Bowery
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: built on the site of governor Peter Stuyvesant's bowery ‘farm’, from Dutch bouwerij; the district became noted for its cheap lodging houses and saloons
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbaʊəri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a street and district in New York City associated with drunks and vagrants.
Short Definition:street and district in New York City associated with drunks and vagrants
Word: Bowery
Speech Type: Other
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