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
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Then their main producer and White’s mentor, Charles Stepney, suddenly died in 1976.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Born in east London in 1983 to teenaged parents, Streeting grew up in poverty, in what he has described as a "grotty" council flat in Stepney.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
A poem was read as the stadium fell silent, with United legends Sir Alex Ferguson, Pat Crerand, Alex Stepney and Brian Kidd all present.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2025
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
"I've learned how to drive, but I know nothing at all about repairs, or tow to put on a new tyre or stepney or anything."
From The Vision of Desire by Margaret Pedler
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