Bloomsbury
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- proper noun
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Bloomsbury
- The famous British author Virginia Woolf was part of the Bloomsbury Group, which celebrated art and literature.
- Bloomsbury spirit
- Bloomsbury group
- Bloomsbury Academic
Examples
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There are several educational institutions located in Bloomsbury, including University College London.
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I'm staying at a small hotel in Bloomsbury, arranged for by Pete King.
Fiction book (2002) -
And I'm going east on Saturday evening towards Bloomsbury.
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It's the bowl you and Charlotte almost bought- in that little shop in Bloomsbury.
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Charles sends maps of London; they find the street in Bloomsbury where they will stay. Oh, Bloomsbury.
Fiction book (1993) -
I have to meet Sasha in Bloomsbury so...
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It happened on a quiet street in Bloomsbury.
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You see, Rose, dear, I've been invited to a small, exclusive party in Bloomsbury.
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And what would a properly brought-up young lady like you be doing in a place like Bloomsbury?
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I spent the afternoon walking through the beautiful squares in Bloomsbury.
Compounds
- Literature
A group of English writers, thinkers, and artists from the early 1900s with new social and artistic ideas
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bloomsbury looks like Bloom + bury, but it probably comes from an old person's name like Blemund plus bury, which means 'settlement' or 'manor'. So Bloomsbury originally meant 'Blemund's settlement', which is why it is the name of a district in central London today.