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FLEET STREET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Fleet Street" is a kind of...):
journalism; news media (newspapers and magazines collectively)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)
Holonyms ("Fleet Street" is a part of...):
British capital; capital of the United Kingdom; Greater London; London (the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center)