Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

east end

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: east- end
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see east, end.

name

The east end of London, generally regarded to be east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames.

British usage; Colloquial

name

A hamlet in Weedon parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8118).

name

A region of Montreal island, Quebec, Canada.

name

The eastern tip of Long Island, New York.

name

A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Example Sentences

"But O Cook, O Thomas Cook & Son,[…]with ease and celerity, could you send me to Darkest Africa or Innermost Thibet, but to the East End of London, barely a stone’s throw distant from Ludgate Circus, you know not the way!"

Usage

British usage
Colloquial

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

the East End (canonical)

Phrases

East Ender North-end North End South-End South End West-end West End

Frequently Paired Words

North-end North End Northend South-End South End Southend West-end West End

Questions

What does east end mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see east, end.

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