"Piccadilly" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /pɪkəˈdɪli/ [UK] Audio: En-us-Piccadilly.oga [US]
Etymology: From Pickadilly Hall, a house belonging to a tailor who specialized in a type of lace collar called a piccadill, possibly from conjectured Spanish *picadillo, from picado (“punctured, pierced”); compare 17th century Spanish picadura (“a similar lace collar”). Piccadilly attested from 1743; previously the area was called Portugal, and the street Portugal Street (1692), after Catherine of Braganza. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Piccadilly
  1. Piccadilly, a street running from Hyde Park Corner to Piccadilly Circus.
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  2. The surrounding area.
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  3. (rail transport) Manchester Piccadilly station, the main railway station in Manchester. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-IHILEUur Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  4. (rail transport) The Piccadilly Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway. Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Named roads Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-p4lhlaum Disambiguation of Named roads: 13 3 16 20 7 9 4 6 6 13 3 Disambiguation of London: 7 1 2 18 11 21 8 6 4 19 3 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  5. A number of places elsewhere:
    A suburb of Swinton, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4598).     Categories (place): Places in England, Places in South Yorkshire, England, Suburbs in South Yorkshire, England, London
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-IegrneOH Disambiguation of London: 7 1 2 18 11 21 8 6 4 19 3
  6. A number of places elsewhere:
    A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England, named after Piccadilly in London (OS grid ref SP2298).     Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Warwickshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Warwickshire, England, London
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-5Z3lbcZG Disambiguation of London: 7 1 2 18 11 21 8 6 4 19 3
  7. A number of places elsewhere:
    A hamlet in Beechingstoke parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0959).     Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-WJ6GJ51X
  8. A number of places elsewhere:
    A small town in Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia.     Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in South Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in South Australia
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-W5XjwEGY
  9. A number of places elsewhere:
    A suburb of Kalgoorlie, City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia.     Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Western Australia, Suburbs in Western Australia
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-bvDlg0P6
  10. A number of places elsewhere:
    A community of Central Frontenac, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.     Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, London
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-qiH7K30- Disambiguation of London: 7 1 2 18 11 21 8 6 4 19 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 2 5 13 11 7 7 7 27 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 1 3 4 13 11 7 8 7 28 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 1 3 4 13 10 7 8 7 28 7
  11. A number of places elsewhere:
    A community of Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.     Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Villages in Canada, Villages in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Sense id: en-Piccadilly-en-name-qc4KfamZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Piccadilly Circus 
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