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Bloomsbury
[ bloomz-buh-ree, -bree ]
noun
- a residential and academic district in London, N of the Thames and Charing Cross. Artists, writers, and students living there have given it a reputation as an intellectual center.
adjective
- of or relating to a group of artists and writers who flourished in the early decades of the 20th century and were associated with the Bloomsbury section of London.
- of, pertaining to, following, or imitating the cultural and intellectual pursuits, interests, or opinions characteristic of this group.
Bloomsbury
/ -brɪ; ˈbluːmzbərɪ /
noun
- a district of central London in the borough of Camden: contains the British Museum, part of the University of London, and many publishers' offices
adjective
- relating to or characteristic of the Bloomsbury Group
Example Sentences
Women in London were first recorded working on ambulances during World War One, with Bloomsbury Station staffed entirely by women.
She has little memory of what happened after, but she ended up at Zou's Bloomsbury flat.
He said Mr Daim had told him he was the landlord of a flat in Bloomsbury, which could be secured for a £500 a month discount if a year's rent was paid upfront.
After perusing the local wares, you could easily spend an afternoon on Main Street, popping into shops like Dynasty Vintage, Bloomsbury Books and Paddington Station.
By Laird Hunt Bloomsbury Publishing: 224 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
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