Stepney
noun
a former borough of Greater London, England, now part of Tower Hamlets.
Stepney
American
[step-nee]
/ ˈstɛp ni /
noun
stepney
British
/ ˈstɛpnɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of stepney
C20: from Stepney Street , Llanelli, the address of a tyre manufacturer
Example Sentences
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Alan Yentob was born in Stepney, east London, in 1947, the son of Jewish immigrants from Iraq.
From BBC • May 25, 2025
"I really appreciate that the Archbishop has wholeheartedly apologised for what he could have and should have done differently in 2013," the Rt Rev Joanne Grenfell, the Bishop of Stepney told the BBC.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024
Sir Bobby's teammate Alex Stepney described Charlton as a "great family man", adding that his success "never went to his head".
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023
Stepney is best known from his in-house production and arrangements for Chess Records, the Chicago label that highlighted blues musicians and paved early inroads to rock ’n’ roll.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022
After Stepney Green Kat stooped into a crouch, like a tiger about to spring, and dragged me into a stooping position too.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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