Etymology

Belgravia

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Today it means: An area in the City of Westminster, central London, noted for being one of the wealthiest districts in the world (OS grid ref TQ2879). Full definition →

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The story

After Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, whose title was Viscount Belgrave when the area was developed in the 1820s, thus from Belgrave + -ia. The village of Belgrave, Cheshire is close to the Grosvenor family's main country seat.

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