Local language topic

proper nickname; neighborhood name

Compare 4 regional entries that share this classification while keeping each local definition attached to its place.

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NoHo

/NOH-hoh/

A Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “North of Houston Street,” located near Greenwich Village, the East Village, and SoHo.

““The restaurant is in NoHo, just north of Houston.””
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Nolita

/noh-LEE-tuh/

A downtown Manhattan neighborhood label meaning “North of Little Italy,” generally used for blocks between SoHo, NoHo, the Lower East Side, and Little Italy.

““The café is in Nolita near Elizabeth Street.””
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SoHo

/SOH-hoh/

The Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “South of Houston Street,” associated with cast-iron buildings, loft history, shopping, galleries, and mixed uses.

““They spent the afternoon walking around SoHo.””
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Tribeca

/try-BEK-uh/

A Lower Manhattan neighborhood name historically formed from “Triangle Below Canal Street,” now normally written as Tribeca.

““Their office moved to a converted building in Tribeca.””