Great Scotland Yard

proper noun

A historic street in London’s West End (Westminster), notable as the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKA historic street in London’s West End (Westminster), notable as the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service.

Origin

Where the palace used by visiting kings of Scotland once stood.

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APA

Great Scotland Yard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Scotland%20Yard

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“Great Scotland Yard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Scotland%20Yard. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Great Scotland Yard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Scotland%20Yard.

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