Definitions for BROADWAY
ˈbrɔdˌweɪbroad·way

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Broadway, Great White Waynoun

   a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters

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1. Broadwaynoun

   The highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten.

2. Broadwaynoun

   The wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City.

3. Broadwaynoun

   The theater district of Manhattan.

4. Broadwaynoun

   The theatres in the Broadway theatre district; especially those covered by contracts between the owners and theatrical unions.

5. Broadwaynoun

   The American theater industry.

6. Broadwaynoun

   The government of Manitoba.

7. Etymology: The Old English words "broad way" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively.

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1. Broadway

   Broadway is a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. The song was released in January 2000 as the last single from their hit album Dizzy Up the Girl. Although not as popular as their previous other singles "Iris" and "Slide", the song still managed to hit number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number seven on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number six on the Icelandic Singles Chart.

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1. broadway

   Broadway refers to a street in New York City, United States, which is famous for its theaters and the high quality, professional performances known as Broadway shows, often of plays and musicals. The term "Broadway" is also used symbolically to represent American theater as a whole. It is one of the major centers for theater in the English-speaking world.

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1. Broadway

   Broadway is a street in the U.S. state of New York. Perhaps best known for the portion that runs through the borough of Manhattan in New York City, it actually runs 15 mi through Manhattan and The Bronx, exiting north from the city to run an additional 18 mi through the municipalities of Yonkers, Hastings-On-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Tarrytown and terminating north of Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in New York City, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. The name Broadway is the English literal translation of the Dutch name, Breede weg. Broadway is known worldwide as the heart of the American theatre industry.

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1. broadway

   Song lyrics by broadway -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by broadway on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. BROADWAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Broadway is ranked #5247 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Broadway surname appeared 6,647 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Broadway.
   
   64.6% or 4,296 total occurrences were White.
   29.5% or 1,962 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 189 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.2% or 148 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 28 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 24 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Manhattan
   • Street

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce BROADWAY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BROADWAY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BROADWAY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BROADWAY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of BROADWAY in a Sentence

1. Paloma Garcia-Lee:

   To sit in a Broadway theater and the lights start to dim, it's not like the TV show you've been watching, broadway happens on one place on Earth in New York City in those select theaters. It's magic.

2. Tony Award:

   It's like putting on an old glove, a really beautiful one, i don't think that we assume that because it was a success on Broadway it will be a huge success on the West End, but I do feel like we have the security of having built something that we are proud of.

3. James Corden:

   I'm absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Tony Awards, both times I've worked on Broadway have been amongst the happiest times of my professional life. I consider it to be a huge honor to be asked to host such an incredible night. It's going to be fun; I can't wait to dust off my tap shoes!

4. The Hollywood Reporter:

   The crippling economics of Broadway have long since ushered in the era of downsized casts and mini-orchestras, so the sheer spectacle value of an opulently costumed 50-member troupe, accompanied by 29 musicians in the pit, is enough to make a musical-theater lover's head explode.

5. San Francisco publicist Lee Houskeeper:

   When the beatniks were handing the torch to the hippies, a girl named Carol Doda changed the world from a pole at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Broadway.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BROADWAY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Broadway
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BROADWAY
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=BROADWAY