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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
Karen Gillan

Meaning of "Wardour Street" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WARDOUR STREET

Wardour Street  [ˈwɔːdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WARDOUR STREET

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Wardour Street is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WARDOUR STREET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wardour Street

Wardour Street

Wardour Street /ˈwɔːdɔː/ is a street in Soho, London. It is a one-way street south to north from Leicester Square, up through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street.

Definition of Wardour Street in the English dictionary

The definition of Wardour Street in the dictionary is a street in Soho where many film companies have their London offices: formerly noted for shops selling antiques and mock antiques.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WARDOUR STREET


accorder
əˈkɔːdə
awarder
əˈwɔːdə
boarder
ˈbɔːdə
border
ˈbɔːdə
camcorder
ˈkæmˌkɔːdə
cross-border
ˌkrɒsˈbɔːdə
disorder
dɪsˈɔːdə
hoarder
ˈhɔːdə
Korda
ˈkɔːdə
Lauder
ˈlɔːdə
made-to-order
ˈmeɪdtʊˈɔːdə
mail-order
ˌmeɪlˈɔːdə
marauder
məˈrɔːdə
order
ˈɔːdə
preorder
priːˈɔːdə
recorder
rɪˈkɔːdə
reorder
riːˈɔːdə
rewarder
rɪˈwɔːdə
snowboarder
ˈsnəʊbɔːdə
warder
ˈwɔːdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WARDOUR STREET

Wardour Street English

WORDS THAT END LIKE WARDOUR STREET

backstreet
Bay Street
Bradstreet
cross street
Downing Street
Easy Street
Fleet Street
greet
High Street
high-street
Main Street
man in the street
off-street
side street
street
the Arab street
the High Street
Threadneedle Street
through street
to be a one-way street
Wall Street

Synonyms and antonyms of Wardour Street in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Wardour Street» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WARDOUR STREET

Find out the translation of Wardour Street to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Wardour Street from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Wardour Street» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沃德街
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Wardour Street
570 millions of speakers

English

Wardour Street
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wardour सड़क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شارع Wardour
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Wardour Street
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Wardour Street
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Wardour স্ট্রিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Wardour Street
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wardour Street
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wardour Street
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウォーダー街
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

된 Wardour 거리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wardour Street
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Wardour đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வார்டர் தெரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Wardour स्ट्रीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Wardour Caddesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Wardour Street
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wardour Street
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Wardour Street
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wardour Street
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Wardour οδό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wardour Street
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Wardour Street
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Wardour Street
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Wardour Street

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WARDOUR STREET»

The term «Wardour Street» is regularly used and occupies the 83.747 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WARDOUR STREET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Wardour Street

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QUOTES WITH «WARDOUR STREET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Wardour Street.
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Karen Gillan
I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WARDOUR STREET»

Discover the use of Wardour Street in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Wardour Street and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd
Sunday 13 March CONCERT Trip, The Marquee, Wardour Street, London, England Billed as Pink Floyd Sound with AMM. A Spontaneous Underground event. Although there had already been three Spontaneous Underground events held ...
Glenn Povey, 2007
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Westminster election. A poll taken ... 1837 for the election ...
... Charles Peititt, Carlisle street Archer, George, Gerrard street Atherton, Samuel, Sydney's alley Allen, George Henry, King street Anderson, James, Wardour street Allen, John Michael, Ditto Armfield, Samuel, Little Compton street Aston, Isaac, ...
Westminster election, 1837
3
The Early History of Piccadilly Leichester Square Soho
This completes the development of Sir William Pulteney's land in this neighbourhood. § 19. WARDOUR STREET TO REGENT STREET The name Wardour Street was applied at first only to the north end of Colman Hedge Lane. That Lane was ...
4
The Piano-Forte
(184.6) 75 Dean Street, and 4.9 Wardour Street, Soho. 1 850—1910 Allison, Ralph (I 850) 106 Wardour Street, Soho, and (1 851) 34. Brook Street. (1 856) 1 A Werrington Street, Somers Town. (1 863) 108 Wardour Street, and (1 870) 109 ...
Rosamond E. M. Harding, 2014
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The Early History of Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Soho and ...
This completes the development of Sir William Pulteney's land in this neighbourhood. $19. WARDOUR STREET TO REGENT STREET The name Wardour Street was applied at first only to the north end of Colman Hedge Lane. That Lane was ...
Charles Lethbridge Kingsford, 2013
6
London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and ...
Wardour Street is famous for book-stalls and curiosity-shops. Charles Lamb was fond of this street ; and Hazlitt lies on the other side of the wall which encloses the burial ground of St. Anne's. I have heard Lamb expatiate on the pleasure ot ...
Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham, 2011
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Publisher to the Decadents: Leonard Smithers in the Careers ...
As he indicated in his letter to Lady Burton of Monday, 31 August 1891: "My premises at 174 Wardour Street, W, will be ready sometime this week, and I am coming to town about Friday [4 September] to see that all is in order there."18 Although ...
James G. Nelson, 2010
8
Duologues for All Accents and Ages
All rights whatsoever in this play are strictly reserved and applications for performance etc., must be made before rehearsal to Casarotto Ramsay Ltd., National House, 60-66 Wardour Street, London W1V 4ND. No performance maybe given ...
Eamonn Jones, Jean Marlow, 2002
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Homeland Guide to London: Post-War London Fully Described
Next is Wardour Street Now the centre of the business side of the cinema world but for long known for its antique furniture and old curiosity shops. In the past Wardour Street was not above producing its own "antique" furniture and to call an  ...
W. G. Morris, 2011
10
The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners; with ...
On Friday, March 4, an inquest was held before Mr. Gill, at the Fox, in Wardour- street, on the body of Dorant Lovell, otherwise George Mango, who was found dead on the Sunday preceding, at the corner of Noel-street and Wardour-street.
‎1802

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WARDOUR STREET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Wardour Street is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why plotting a sound map of London is impossible
At the top of Old Compton Street, near the junction with Wardour Street, the 2i's Coffee Shop provided a platform — actually more a tiny raised stage — for ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Will they behave better with Bennett?
It is 1996, and nightclub manager Tom Bennett is watching as a mob of German football fans are pursued down London's Wardour Street by a group of England ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
ThoughtWorks Provides New Thinking for Insurers' Software Needs
Wardour Street in Central London's SoHo district has long been known for film and TV productions, but it's now home to hi-tech enterprises as well. Jaydeep ... «Insurance Journal, Jun 15»
4
Orient Chinese restaurant opening in Soho
The four-storey site at 15 Wardour Street has undergone a complete refurbishment, and features private dining rooms with bar and kareoke facilites. It will be the ... «BigHospitality.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
D&D London restaurants remain closed after fire
D&D London said in a statement: "Due to a fire at 100 Wardour Street, D&D London's Soho venues, pan-Indian restaurant and cocktail bar Carom and iconic late ... «BigHospitality.co.uk, May 15»
6
Wardour Street fire: 35 firefighters tackle blaze at Soho restaurant
The London Fire Brigade was called to Wardour Street, Soho, shortly before noon, ... tweeted: "Large amount of smoke piling out of Floridita on Wardour Street. «Evening Standard, May 15»
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Fire breaks out at Soho House on Wardour Street in London
Fire breaks out at Soho House on Wardour Street in London ... Fire breaks out at Soho House on Wardour Street in London as firemen access from buildings ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Big trouble in little Chinatown as rent rises force restaurant owners out
Jon Man, who owns a restaurant in Wardour Street, fears there will be nothing left of Chinatown within five years. Photograph: Andy Hall for the Observer. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Old Tom & English, London W1, restaurant review
Old Tom & English 187 Wardour Street, London W1F 8ZB Contact: (020 7287 7347) oldtomandenglish.com. Price: Four dishes: £30.30. Old Tom & English didn't ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Old Tom & English, restaurant review: Soho's latest white-hot spot …
Old Tom & English, 187b Wardour Street, London W1, Tel: 020 7287 7347. £80 for two, with wine. Four more foodie notes from the past week. Magic breakfast ... «The Independent, Nov 14»

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