English Explanatory Dictionary

Fitzrovia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of central London, on the border of the boroughs of Westminster and Camden.

Pronunciation

/fɪtsˈɹəʊvi.ə/ /fɪtsˈɹəʊvijə/ fĭtsrōʹvēə

Word forms

Fitzrovia

Etymology

From Fitzroy + -v- + -ia, after Fitzroy Square or the Fitzroy Tavern, ultimately from the name of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton; see FitzRoy. First attested in 1940.

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