READING


Meaning of READING in English

a large town in southern England, governed by a unitary authority . It is famous for its music festivals, especially the Reading Rock Festival. Oscar Wilde spent two years in Reading prison (1895–7), and he wrote his Ballad of Reading Gaol there.

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