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Harley Street

American  

noun

  1. a street in London, England: noted for the eminent doctors who have offices there.


Harley Street British  
/ ˈhɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. a street in central London famous for its large number of medical specialists' consulting rooms

"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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Once a private practitioner in London's exclusive Harley Street, Ms Jackson was now selling shortcuts to beauticians nationwide, telling our researcher: "I'm so busy."

From BBC Sep. 29, 2025

"I had just come from my scan in a private clinic near Harley Street," he said.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2023

London is safe, cosmopolitan, with luxury goods at Harrods, skilled doctors on Harley Street, and posh boarding schools like Johnson’s alma mater, Eton College, which costs $70,000 a year for one boy’s tuition.

From Washington Post Feb. 26, 2022

He had studied cosmetic dentistry at Northwestern University dental school in Chicago before setting up a practice in Harley Street, London.

From The Guardian Mar. 28, 2020

"I cannot say how greatly I think you have improved, Jasmine," said Aunt May one day just a year after Jasmine had gone to Harley Street.

From Rich Relatives by MacKenzie, Compton

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