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English
Proper noun
en-noun|-

1. A street name found in a number of cities, but particularly in the Borough of Manhattan, in New York City, cutting a lazy diagonal through the otherwise rigid grid.
2. The theater district of Manhattan; specifically, those theaters (most of which are actually not fronting on Broadway) covered by contracts between the theater owners and the theatrical unions.
3. A synonym for the "American theater", much as "the West End' is for the British theater.
4. context|poker slang The highest straight in poker, Ace-King-Queen-Jack-Ten

References

Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

Adjective
Broadway

1. Of or pertaining to Broadway theaters, to the shows performed there, or to persons associated with them, as with "Broadway star" or "Broadway producer".

Derived terms
Broadway stage
Broadway show
Broadway musical
off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, off-off-off Broadway

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