Fleet Street
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Fleet Street
n.
British journalism.
[After Fleet Street in central London, long the headquarters for many British newspaper publishers.]
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Fleet Street
n
1. (Placename) a street in central London in which many newspaper offices were formerly situated
2. (Journalism & Publishing) British journalism or journalists collectively
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Fleet′ Street`
n.
1. a street in central London, England: location of many newspaper offices.
2. the British newspaper world.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() British capital, capital of the United Kingdom, Greater London, London - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center |
2. | Fleet Street - British journalism journalism, news media - newspapers and magazines collectively |
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Fleet Street
nounBritish. Journalists and journalism in general:
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Fleet Street
[ˈfliːtˌstriːt] N (Brit) (= street) → Fleet Street calle de Londres en la que muchos periódicos tenían sus oficinas; (= industry) la prensa británicaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Fleet Street
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