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Cheapside

Cheapside proper noun: a street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).

Proper noun

Cheapside

  1. A street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).
  2. A village mostly in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9469).
  3. A hamlet in Anstey parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4033).
  4. A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.

Origin of Cheapside

From Old English Ċēapsīde, i.e. “district beside the market”. See ċēap and sīde.

Questions about Cheapside

What does Cheapside mean?
Cheapside means a street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).
What part of speech is Cheapside?
Cheapside is a proper noun.

Words near Cheapside in the dictionary

  1. cheaps
  2. cheaps out
  3. cheapshit
  4. cheapshot
  5. cheapshots
  6. Cheapside
  7. cheapskate
  8. cheapskates
  9. cheapstead
  10. cheapsteads
  11. cheapster

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