"Fenway" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after The Fenway, a thoroughfare in Boston, from fen (“type of wetland”) + way. The road goes by the Back Bay Fens, a marshy public park. Etymology templates: {{af|en|fen|way|t1=type of wetland}} fen (“type of wetland”) + way Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fenway
  1. Ellipsis of Fenway Park (“home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Fenway Park (extra: home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team)
    Sense id: en-Fenway-en-name-qFdmthyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. A neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Categories (place): Places in Boston, Places in Massachusetts, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Fenway-en-name-dIW2bXVe Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Massachusetts, USA

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