"SoHo" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsəʊhəʊ/ Forms: Soho [alternative]
Rhymes: -əʊhəʊ Etymology: Acronym of South of Houston. (Houston Street is a street in Manhattan). Etymology templates: {{acronym of|en|South of Houston}} Acronym of South of Houston. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} SoHo
  1. A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States Related terms: Tribeca, TriBeCa
    Sense id: en-SoHo-en-name-sZG05i1I Categories (other): Neighborhoods in New York, USA, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 59 29 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsəʊhəʊ/ Forms: Soho [alternative]
Rhymes: -əʊhəʊ Etymology: Blend of south + Hollywood. Acronym of south of Hollywood Road.. Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Soho, Hong Kong}}, {{blend|en|south|Hollywood}} Blend of south + Hollywood, {{acronym of|en|south of Hollywood Road}} Acronym of south of Hollywood Road. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} SoHo
  1. A neighbourhood of Central district, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong region. Categories (place): Neighbourhoods in Hong Kong, Places in Hong Kong Related terms: NoHo, SoBo
    Sense id: en-SoHo-en-name-CR9kW4VO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 74 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 70 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 75 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈsəʊhəʊ/ Forms: SoHos [plural], soho [alternative], SOHO [alternative], Soho [alternative]
Rhymes: -əʊhəʊ Etymology: Abbreviation of Small office/Home office. Head templates: {{en-noun}} SoHo (plural SoHos)
  1. Acronym of small office, home office. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: small office, home office
    Sense id: en-SoHo-en-noun-7occoo31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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