BOWERY


Meaning of BOWERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbau̇(-ə)r-ē ]

noun

( plural -er·ies )

Etymology: Dutch bouwerij, from bouwer farmer, from bouwen to till; akin to Old High German būan to dwell

Date: 1650

1. : a colonial Dutch plantation or farm

2.

[ Bowery, street in New York City]

: a city district known for cheap bars and derelicts

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.