plural. The quarters or convent of a particular order; hence often used as a proper name for the part of a town where their convent formerly existed.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > other areas (16) friars1479 plural. The quarters or convent of a particular order; hence often used as a proper name for the part of a town where their convent formerly existed. foreign1514 That part of a town or parish which lies outside the bounds of the borough proper. Now historical. acropolis1570 A citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically one built on a hill. Frequently (with capital initial) as the proper name of the… sestiere1599 In Italy: one of six districts or areas of a city. Cf. quartiere, n. shopping district1837 an area of a city or town containing a significant number of shops or stores. downstreet1865 The lower part of a town, village, etc. Also: spec. (chiefly U.S. regional (New England)) the central part or main shopping area of a town… Latin Quarter1869 the district of Paris on the left or south bank of the Seine, where Latin was spoken in the Middle Ages, and where students and artists live and the… midtown1882 Chiefly North American. In certain large cities: a central area lying between districts referred to as downtown and uptown. Also: the area of a large… club-land1885 see 15; (also clubland); hence, any area in which there is a large number of clubs; these clubs or their members collectively; also attributive. flat-land1889 brick area1895 A residential area in which the houses are made of brick or brick veneer, often regarded as representing middle-class respectability. turf1953 Usually with substantive in possessive case or with possessive adjective. Originally and chiefly U.S. The streets controlled by a juvenile… grey area1959 Originally U.S. A residential area which is somewhat affected by poverty but not regarded as a slum. office park1963 a large development of office buildings (often with integrated shopping and leisure facilities for workers), usually situated outside of a city… bed-sitter-land1968 an area of a town, etc., in which such rooms are commonly found for rent; the world of rented accommodation in bed-sitting-rooms. edge city1968 (a) a notional place outside the bounds of conventional society, esp. as conceived by participants in the psychedelic drug culture of the 1960s and… |
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