Local language topic
initialism; place label
Compare 3 regional entries that share this classification while keeping each local definition attached to its place.
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LES
/el-ee-ESS/The standard local initialism for Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood, pronounced as separate letters.
““We’re meeting in the LES near Delancey Street.””
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UES
/you-ee-ESS/A common written and spoken abbreviation for Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
““The appointment is on the UES near the 86th Street station.””
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UWS
/you-double-you-ESS/A common written and spoken abbreviation for Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
““They moved to the UWS near Riverside Park.””