LOMBARD STREET


Meaning of LOMBARD STREET in English

a street in the centre of London, England, which is the city’s main financial district, containing branches of many of Britain’s major banks. The street’s name comes from Lombardy, the area in northern Italy from which many bankers came to settle in London in the late 13th century.

Compare Threadneedle Street .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.