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West End

British  

noun

  1. a part of W central London containing the main shopping and entertainment areas

"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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In 2000, he stared alongside American actress Kathleen Turner in the West End production of The Graduate.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

It is an adaptation of a play by British playwright James Graham, which ran in the West End and Broadway between 2017 and 2019.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The next night he came prepared with his passport but still got turned away by the bouncer at the West End sports bar Sullivan’s Tap.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The New West End Company called the store a "great example" of an "immersive and leisure experience" for the nation's high street.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

There were enough hugs and glad tears and cries of “Who would believe it?” and “Did you ever?” to bring a hundred sentimental West End plays to a happy end.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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