Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A thoroughfare in New York City on Manhattan Island. It has long been considered the center of the garment and fashion industry in the United States.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south
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He'll be honored at the Council of Fashion Designers of America gala at Lincoln Center, when Seventh Avenue celebrates its own and the people who inspire them.
For Brioni and Ungaro, a fresh start, and for McQueen, a hope for rebirth 2010
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At Seventh Avenue and 38th Street in Manhattan, a red neon sign still blazes "Off-Tra," as if noir set designers had been through.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID W. DUNLAP 2011
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When Times Square closes to vehicle traffic at 3:00 p.m., revelers can begin to fill up the viewing sections along Broadway and Seventh Avenue, moving northward from 43rd Street to
NYT > Home Page By EMILY S. RUEB 2010
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