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Great White Way

American  

noun

  1. the theater district along Broadway, near Times Square in New York City.


Great White Way British  

noun

  1. the theatre district on Broadway in New York City

"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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New Yorkers avoid the Great White Way with the same dedication that Parisians dodge the Eiffel Tower.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

So it seems only fitting that the new film drama of him leans on the Great White Way to get the story right.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023

She returned to the Great White Way in 1997 in “Victor/Victoria.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Billy Crystal, the nominated star and co-author or the musical “Mr. Saturday Night,” will always be at home on the Great White Way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2022

"I guess you'd soon get weary of doin' the Robinson Crusoe act an' get back to the Great White Way!"

From Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

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