bloomsbury
Definition
Proper noun: * A district in central London: Bloomsbury is a historic area in the London Borough of Camden, known for its formal garden squares, cultural institutions, and its association with the Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals and artists in the early 20th century.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The British Museum is located in Bloomsbury.
- She rented a flat in Bloomsbury to be close to the university.
- The architectural style of Bloomsbury is characterized by its Georgian terraces.
Advanced Usage
- "The Bloomsbury Group": A historical reference to a circle of influential English writers, intellectuals, philosophers, and artists, including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, and E.M. Forster, who lived and worked in the Bloomsbury district in the early 1900s.
- The literary style of the Bloomsbury Group was modernist and avant-garde.
Variants and Related Words
- Bloomsburian (adj): Pertaining to the Bloomsbury district or, more commonly, to the Bloomsbury Group.
- He studies Bloomsburian aesthetics.
Synonyms
- District (general): a defined area within a city.
- Neighborhood (general): a local area within a town or city.
Different Meanings
- The primary meaning is the geographical district in London. The term is almost exclusively used in this context or in direct reference to the historical Bloomsbury Group associated with it. It does not have other common, unrelated meanings.
Noun
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a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
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