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Belgravia

American  
[bel-grey-vee-uh] / bɛlˈgreɪ vi ə /

noun

  1. a fashionable district in London, England, adjoining Hyde Park.


Belgravia British  
/ bɛlˈɡreɪvɪə /

noun

  1. a fashionable residential district of W central London, around Belgrave Square

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They were on an exercise with five other horses and six soldiers from the Household Cavalry in Belgravia when it happened on 24 April.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

The company serves some of London's most exclusive areas, including Kensington and Chelsea, Belgravia, Mayfair, St John’s Wood and Highgate, as well as neighbouring counties.

From BBC • May 22, 2024

Four people were taken to hospital when the animals were spooked in Belgravia and threw off their riders.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

Five horses were spooked by a loud noise in Belgravia and ran through the city, colliding with vehicles, including a double-decker bus and taxi.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2024

In London, where the river Thames arches away from the city near Belgravia, one might begin a walk at Vincent Square, the trapezoid-shaped park that abuts the office of the Royal Horticultural Society.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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