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Piccadilly Circus

American  

noun

  1. a traffic circle and open square in W London, England: theater and amusement center.


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The Stop the Hate supporters gathered on the march's route, on Coventry Street, near Piccadilly Circus.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

At the time, he worked at the kitschy Rainforest Café in Piccadilly Circus — a now-defunct theme restaurant with animatronic animals — to help pay for his tuition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

They were there to see a short art film, “Nadya Means Hope,” in which Ms. Tolokonnikova burns a candle in the shape of an eggplant emoji, play on an enormous screen in Piccadilly Circus.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Yankee colloquialisms such as “I guess” and “You bet” echoed from Piccadilly Circus to Regent Street.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2023

At Piccadilly Circus I discharged my cab, and walked westward; beyond the Junior Constitutional I came across the house described, and was satisfied that this was the next of the lairs arranged by Dracula.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker