Broadway

UK: /ˈbrɔːdˌweɪ/ US: (brôd′wā′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Broad•way  (brôd′wā′), n. 

1. Place Names, Show Business a street in New York City, famous for its theaters, restaurants, and bright lights.
2. Place Names, Show Business the theater district located on or near this street, esp. as the center of the professional or commercial theater in the U.S.

adj. 

3. Show Business (of a play, theatrical performance, etc.) pertaining to, suitable for, or produced in the commercial theater, esp. on Broadway:
   a Broadway show.
4. Show Business acting or working on Broadway:
   a Broadway producer; a Broadway star.
5. Show Business characteristic of or frequenting the theater district on Broadway.
6. garish;
   tawdry.

Broad′way•ite′, n. 

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Broadway / ˈbrɔːdˌweɪ/ noun

1. a thoroughfare in New York City, famous for its theatres: the centre of the commercial theatre in the US

adjective

1. of or relating to or suitable for the commercial theatre, esp on Broadway