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Covent Garden
[kuhv-uhnt, kov-]
noun
a district in central London, England, formerly a vegetable and flower market.
a theater in this district, first built 1731–32, important in English theatrical history: home of the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet.
Covent Garden
/ ˈkɒv-, ˈkʌvənt /
noun
a district of central London: famous for its former fruit, vegetable, and flower market, now a shopping precinct
the Royal Opera House (built 1858) in Covent Garden
Example Sentences
"He was one of the greatest Mozart tenors in the world. From La Scala to the Met and Covent Garden. The beauty of his voice, his sensitivity, lyricism and refined musicianship was unsurpassed."
In his Jeeves stories, Bertie Wooster is briefly employed by a magazine called Milady's Boudoir, which was housed "in one of those rummy streets in the Covent Garden neighbourhood".
The real Lady Magazine just happened to be in Bedford Street in Covent Garden.
His decision to sell off the Covent Garden offices and move production to a business park in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire was met with protest.
On Saturday, David and family were among the thousands who partied in London's Covent Garden the night before the win over Liverpool.
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