"Wall Street" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈwɔːl stɹiːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɔl ˌstɹit/ [General-American], /ˈwɑl-/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-Wall Street.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From wall + street. The term is the name of a street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A., where the palisade of New Amsterdam was once located. The street is known for the many major U.S. financial institutions located there. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wall|street}} wall + street Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Wall Street}} Wall Street
  1. (originally US, metonymically) American financial institutions or financial markets as a whole; (by extension) big-business interests. Tags: metonymically Categories (topical): Named roads Synonyms: the Street Derived forms: Wall Streeter, Wall Streety, Black Wall Street Coordinate_terms: The City, Bay Street, Sand Hill Road

Alternative forms

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