The Street

The Street
Noun. Nickname and abbreviation for Coronation Street, a popular UK TV soap. Cf. 'Corry'.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • The street — Street Street (str[=e]t), n. [OE. strete, AS. str[=ae]t, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See {Strew}, and cf. {Stratum}, {Stray}, v. & a.] 1. Originally, a paved way or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • The Street (short story) — The Street is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 1919 and first published in the December 1920 issue of the Wolverine amateur journal.InspirationThe Boston police strike of September October 1919… …   Wikipedia

  • The Street Scene — is a basic model for epic theater set forth by Bertolt Brecht. It makes use of a simple, natural incident, such as could be seen on any street corner: an eyewitness demonstrating to a collection of people how a traffic accident took place. The… …   Wikipedia

  • The Street League — is a league set up for football in Delhi, India. It is run by aid workers for homeless children. It is run by coach Bill Adams of the India Youth Soccer League. It should be not be confused for Street League (UK).ee also*Street League (UK)… …   Wikipedia

  • The Street of Crocodiles — ( pl. Sklepy cynamonowe, lit. Cinnamon Shops ) is a 1934 collection of short stories written by Bruno Schulz. First published in Polish, the collection was translated into English by Celina Wieniewska in 1963. [cite web| url = http://www.kirjasto …   Wikipedia

  • The Other Side of the Street — or O outro lado da rua (the original title in Portuguese) is a Brazilian film written and directed by Marcos Bernstein and released in 2004. The cast includes Fernanda Montenegro (see Central Station), Raul Cortez, Laura Cardoso, Luiz Carlos… …   Wikipedia

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