Meanings
- A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, centered around the eponymous street.
Synonyms: Chinatown
- A neighborhood of Manchester, United Kingdom, centered around the eponymous street along the Rochdale Canal.
Synonyms: Gay Village, Anal Street
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, centered around the eponymous street.
proper nounA neighborhood of Manchester, United Kingdom, centered around the eponymous street along the Rochdale Canal.
Origin
From canal + street. From being where a canal ran or runs.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Canal Street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canal%20Street
“Canal Street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canal%20Street. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canal Street,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canal%20Street.
Source: Canal Street on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.