American English pronunciation
How to pronounce bowery
IPA transcription: ['baʊɚi]
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Noun
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a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
Adjective
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like a bower; leafy and shady
“a bowery lane”
Usage examples
- Coogan started out as an upholsterer, and opened a furniture store on the Bowery.
- He was buried at Saint Mark's Church in-the-Bowery.
- The funeral was held at Saint Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in New York City.