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GREENWICH VILLAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Greenwich Village mean?
• GREENWICH VILLAGE (noun)
The noun GREENWICH VILLAGE has 1 sense:
1. a mainly residential district of Manhattan; 'the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
Familiarity information: GREENWICH VILLAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mainly residential district of Manhattan; 'the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Greenwich Village; Village
Instance hypernyms:
community; residential area; residential district (a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences)
Holonyms ("Greenwich Village" is a part of...):
Greater New York; New York; New York City (the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center)
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