"Bowery" meaning in All languages combined

See Bowery on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbaʊəɹi/ Forms: more Bowery [comparative], most Bowery [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch bouwerij (“farm”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|bouwerij||farm}} Dutch bouwerij (“farm”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Bowery (comparative more Bowery, superlative most Bowery)
  1. (US, dated) Characteristic of this street; swaggering; flashy. Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-Bowery-en-adj-xwDRZYqX Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbaʊəɹi/ Forms: Bowerys [plural]
Etymology: Unexplained. Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a small cottage, from Middle English bour (“chamber, cottage”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for someone who worked there. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=Unexplained}} Unexplained, {{der|en|enm|bour||chamber, cottage}} Middle English bour (“chamber, cottage”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bowery (plural Bowerys)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Synonyms: Bowry
    Sense id: en-Bowery-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 57 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 49 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbaʊəɹi/ Forms: the Bowery [canonical]
Etymology: From Dutch bouwerij (“farm”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|bouwerij||farm}} Dutch bouwerij (“farm”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Bowery}} the Bowery
  1. A street and a district of New York City, whose residents were traditionally of a low socioeconomic class.
    Sense id: en-Bowery-en-name-nNw2RUba
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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