Portland Placen.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːtlən(d) ˈpleɪs/, U.S.

/ˌpɔrtlən(d) ˈpleɪs/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Portland Place.

Etymology: < Portland Place, the name of a street in London.

(The governing body of) the British Broadcasting Corporation, the headquarters of which are in Portland Place. Also used attributively, designating something suggestive of the style or tone of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > broadcasting service > [noun] > broadcasting company

B.B.C.1923

British Broadcasting Corporation1926

C.B.S.1930

ABC1931

Portland Place1937

Independent Broadcasting Authority1954

ORTF1964

PBS1969

I.B.A.1971

LBC1973

1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon xvi. 324 Now, my little minstrels of Portland Place! Strike, you myrtle-crownéd boys!

1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife ii. 29 Bursting out..into Somerset folk-songs in perfect harmony and Portland Place accents.

1967 Guardian 16 Oct. 5/3 The most popular disc jockey..might almost have been born in Portland Place.

1974 C. Hill Behind Screen xxxi. 266 If it is interventionist to work for a more powerful..Board of Governors, then an interventionist chairman I was at Portland Place.

2001 Observer (Nexis) 13 Mar. 6 (Business) MPs queued to denounce the pariahs of Portland Place and Tessa Jowell called on the governors to act.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portland place
释义	Portland Placen. Brit. /ˌpɔːtlən(d) ˈpleɪs/, U.S. /ˌpɔrtlən(d) ˈpleɪs/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Portland Place. Etymology: < Portland Place, the name of a street in London. (The governing body of) the British Broadcasting Corporation, the headquarters of which are in Portland Place. Also used attributively, designating something suggestive of the style or tone of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > broadcasting service > [noun] > broadcasting company B.B.C.1923 British Broadcasting Corporation1926 C.B.S.1930 ABC1931 Portland Place1937 Independent Broadcasting Authority1954 ORTF1964 PBS1969 I.B.A.1971 LBC1973 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon xvi. 324 Now, my little minstrels of Portland Place! Strike, you myrtle-crownéd boys! 1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife ii. 29 Bursting out..into Somerset folk-songs in perfect harmony and Portland Place accents. 1967 Guardian 16 Oct. 5/3 The most popular disc jockey..might almost have been born in Portland Place. 1974 C. Hill Behind Screen xxxi. 266 If it is interventionist to work for a more powerful..Board of Governors, then an interventionist chairman I was at Portland Place. 2001 Observer (Nexis) 13 Mar. 6 (Business) MPs queued to denounce the pariahs of Portland Place and Tessa Jowell called on the governors to act. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937
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