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K Street

K Street proper noun: a street in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Proper noun

K Street

  1. A street in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
  2. (US, by restriction) The section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.
    Synonyms:
    Gucci Gulch
  3. (US, figuratively) The people and firms that lobby the United States Congress.
    • As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street [title]2021 May 9, Eric Lipton, “As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    Gucci Gulch

Synonyms of K Street

Origin of K Street

From the alphabetic naming of streets when the road grid of Washington was laid down. * (politics): After K Street in Washington, D.C.

Questions about K Street

What does K Street mean?
K Street means a street in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
What part of speech is K Street?
K Street is a proper noun.

Words near K Street in the dictionary

  1. K antigen
  2. K band
  3. K of C
  4. K ration
  5. K rations
  6. K Street
  7. K through 12
  8. K to 10
  9. K to 12
  10. K truss
  11. K trusses

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