Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A traffic junction and popular meeting place in London, England, noted for the statue known as Eros.
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- proper noun a
traffic intersection in theWest End , having connections withPiccadilly , Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Haymarket, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street
Etymologies
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Examples
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You have the Piccadilly Circus, which is the famous sort of center right there of what is essentially the theater district.
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This is a picture I took at Piccadilly Circus which is the London equivalent of Times Square.
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Lowry, most famous for matchstick figures against a backdrop of northern mill towns, painted two images of Piccadilly Circus, just months apart.
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For its Fall 2011 show, the brand live streamed the event on the iconic Piccadilly Circus mega-screen as well as to 150 countries around the world.
Heba el Habashy and Charles LaCalle: The Burberry Revolution Heba el Habashy 2011
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High streets up and down the country may be scarred by empty shops, but in the capital, the crown estate is painstakingly recreating two 1930s art deco restaurants as the crowning glory of its refurbishment of the Regent Palace Hotel just off Piccadilly Circus.
Historic West End hotel given £300m art deco revamp to offer high-spec leisure space 2012
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A LS Lowry painting of Piccadilly Circus, part of hotel tycoon Lord Forte's collection for almost three decades, could fetch up to £6m when auctioned for the first time.
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For its Fall 2011 show, the brand live streamed the event on the iconic Piccadilly Circus mega-screen as well as to 150 countries around the world.
Heba el Habashy and Charles LaCalle: The Burberry Revolution Heba el Habashy 2011
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For its Fall 2011 show, the brand live streamed the event on the iconic Piccadilly Circus mega-screen as well as to 150 countries around the world.
Heba el Habashy and Charles LaCalle: The Burberry Revolution Heba el Habashy 2011
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For its Fall 2011 show, the brand live streamed the event on the iconic Piccadilly Circus mega-screen as well as to 150 countries around the world.
Heba el Habashy and Charles LaCalle: The Burberry Revolution Heba el Habashy 2011
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The only other deal that Leslau reckons comes close in importance to the St Katharine project is the Trocadero centre in Piccadilly Circus, which he and business partner Nigel Wray bought while at property company Burford.
Nick Leslau brings his millions to London's ancient harbour 2011
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