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Bowery

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaʊərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj. bou′ə rē; n. bou′ə rē, bou′rē)

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Bowery /ˈbaʊərɪ/ n

the Bowery ⇒ a street in New York City, formerly noted for its cheap hotels and bars, frequented by vagrants and drunks

Etymology: 17th Century: from Dutch bouwerij, from bouwen to farm + erij -ery; see boor, Boer

bow•er•y¹ (bou′ə rē),USA pronunciation adj.

containing bowers;
leafy;
shady:a bowery maze.

bower¹ + -y¹ 1695–1705

bow•er•y² (bou′ə rē, bou′rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies.

(among the Dutch settlers of New York) a farm or country seat.
Place Names the Bowery, a street and area in New York City, historically noted for its cheap hotels and saloons and peopled by the destitute and homeless.

Dutch bouwerij farm, equivalent. to bouw cultivation + -erij -ery
1640–50, American.

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