West End
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- proper noun
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West End
- The West End is famous for its vibrant nightlife and numerous theatres.
My daughter is in cabaret in, in the West End.
- My daughter is in cabaret in, in the West End.
- I've been in like the, I was in the main comedic part in Billy Elliot in the West End, right?
- My, my, the, my absolute ambitions were to be in a West End musical.
- What did your days look like when you were on the West End?
- And I, I did a musical with Lionel Bart called Maggie Mae in the West End and ran for two years in the West End.
- His auntie manages A gambling house in Albany St, just off a Regent Street in the West End with a, a big face called Mickey Falcon.
- Cynthia burst onto the West End and Broadway stages in the colour purple and has since taken the world by storm.
- I yeah, I definitely want to do acting at some point, like the West End stuff.
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But all that's gonna change, because tomorrow I've got a big audition for the West End.
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Cynthia burst onto the West End and Broadway stages in the colour purple and has since taken the world by storm.
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Well, I have got a play on in the West End.
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"His new play is opening next week in the West End."
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Sorry to rush you, I have to get to the West End.
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I'm an actor starring in a West End play.
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Due to lockdown, all the major department stores in the West End are closing.
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The play enjoyed a one-year run on London's West End and has been produced in more than 40 countries to date.
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London's West End.
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The majority of West End venues seat somewhere between 350 and 1,200 spectators.
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Synonyms
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A part of central London with many theatres and shops
Surface Forms
Morphology
west + End
The components 'west' and 'end' transparently convey the idea of a western part of a city, so a B1 learner would likely infer this refers to the western area of London. However, the conventionalized cultural meaning — a specific named district famous for theatres and entertainment — is a lexicalized association not predictable from the parts alone, so full understanding requires prior knowledge.
Etymology
West End: The name West End comes from the part of London that was to the West of the old city and became the popular End of town where rich people, theatres and shops gathered. That's why today West End means the area of west central London famous for 'theatres', 'entertainment' and 'shopping'.