bowery

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[ bou-uh-ree ]

adjective
  1. containing bowers; leafy; shady: a bowery maze.

Origin of bowery

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First recorded in 1695–1705; bower1 + -y1

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Other definitions for bowery (2 of 2)

bowery2
[ bou-uh-ree, bou-ree ]

noun,plural bow·er·ies.
  1. (among the Dutch settlers of New York) a farm or country seat.

  2. the Bowery, a street and area in New York City, historically noted for its cheap hotels and saloons, and populated by people who were destitute and homeless.

Origin of bowery

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An Americanism dating back to 1640–50; from Dutch bouwerij “farm,” equivalent to bouw “cultivation” + -erij -ery

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British Dictionary definitions for Bowery

Bowery

/ (ˈbaʊərɪ) /


noun
  1. the Bowery a street in New York City noted for its cheap hotels and bars, frequented by vagrants and drunks

Origin of Bowery

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C17: from Dutch bouwerij, from bouwen to farm + erij -ery; see boor, Boer

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Cultural definitions for Bowery

Bowery

A section of lower Manhattan in New York City.

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