What does broadway mean?

Definitions for broadway
ˈbrɔdˌweɪbroad·way

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Broadway, Great White Waynoun

    a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters

Wiktionary

  1. Broadwaynoun

    The highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten.

  2. Broadwaynoun

    The wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City.

  3. Broadwaynoun

    The theater district of Manhattan.

  4. Broadwaynoun

    The theatres in the Broadway theatre district; especially those covered by contracts between the owners and theatrical unions.

  5. Broadwaynoun

    The American theater industry.

  6. Broadwaynoun

    The government of Manitoba.

  7. Etymology: The Old English words "broad way" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively.

Wikipedia

  1. Broadway

    Broadway is a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. The song was released in January 2000 as the last single from their hit album Dizzy Up the Girl. Although not as popular as their previous other singles "Iris" and "Slide", the song still managed to hit number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number seven on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number six on the Icelandic Singles Chart.

ChatGPT

  1. broadway

    Broadway refers to a street in New York City, United States, which is famous for its theaters and the high quality, professional performances known as Broadway shows, often of plays and musicals. The term "Broadway" is also used symbolically to represent American theater as a whole. It is one of the major centers for theater in the English-speaking world.

Wikidata

  1. Broadway

    Broadway is a street in the U.S. state of New York. Perhaps best known for the portion that runs through the borough of Manhattan in New York City, it actually runs 15 mi through Manhattan and The Bronx, exiting north from the city to run an additional 18 mi through the municipalities of Yonkers, Hastings-On-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Tarrytown and terminating north of Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in New York City, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. The name Broadway is the English literal translation of the Dutch name, Breede weg. Broadway is known worldwide as the heart of the American theatre industry.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BROADWAY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Broadway is ranked #5247 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Broadway surname appeared 6,647 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Broadway.

    64.6% or 4,296 total occurrences were White.
    29.5% or 1,962 total occurrences were Black.
    2.8% or 189 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.2% or 148 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.4% or 28 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.3% or 24 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of broadway in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of broadway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of broadway in a Sentence

  1. Hugh Jackman:

    I want to say how much I respect and applaud the people that have spoken up about their experience working with Scott Rudin. It takes an enormous amount of courage and strength to stand up and state your truth, this has started a conversation that is long overdue, not just on Broadway, and the entertainment industry, but across all workforce. The most important voice we needed to hear from was Scott Rudin. Scott Rudin has now spoken up and stepped away from Music Man. I hope and pray this is a journey of healing for all the victims and community. We are currently rebuilding The Music Man team and are aspiring to be an environment that is not only safe, but ensures everyone is seen, heard and valued. This is something that is and has always been very important to me.

  2. Scott Rudin:

    When I commented over the weekend, I was focused on Broadway reopening successfully and not wanting my previous behavior to detract from everyone’s efforts to return, it’s clear to me I should take the same path in film and streaming. I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behavior has caused and I take this step with a commitment to grow and change.

  3. Susan Sampliner:

    I've always said, if you can comfortably manage a Broadway musical, you can manage anything. But I never tested that but it all works the same way, my actors are the nurses here. The ones giving the shots are the stars of our show. That's who we're promoting. And the rest of us who are working here, who are all industry people, are the crew that supports the actors in doing the show. Instead of doing an inventory of tickets, I'm doing an inventory of vaccines.

  4. Jon Landau:

    New York Times's the way Bruce Springsteen wrote New York Times in Bruce Springsteen original notebooks, that's the way Bruce Springsteen sang New York Times on' Born to Run,' in 1975, that's the way Bruce Springsteen has always sung New York Times at thousands of shows, and New York Times's the way Bruce Springsteen sings New York Times right now on Broadway, any typos in official Bruce Springsteen material will be corrected. And, by New York Times,' dresses' do not know how to' wave.'.

  5. Sonja Morgan:

    What Luann does well are those Broadway hits and here she has come full circle, i have really been inspired by her. She is making the changes and not blaming other people, and I think her family is very proud of her. In fact, I know they are.

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