West End

proper noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see west, end.

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Meanings

proper noun(the) West End
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see west, end.
  2. A neighbourhood of London, England; Usually "the West End", that part of central London to the west of the City that houses shops, theatres, restaurants, museums, art galleries, etc.

    In a West End town, a dead end world / The East End boys and West End girls

    1986, “West End Girls”, in Please, performed by Pet Shop Boys
  3. broadlyThe English theatre industry
  4. A small village in Waltham St Lawrence parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8275).
  5. A village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4714).
  6. A small settlement in Benington parish, Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3846).
  7. A hamlet (and another named Wrentham West End) in Wrentham parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4683)
  8. An inner city area of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2473).
  9. A region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, composed of the cities and boroughs of Notre-Dame-de-Grace, Cote-Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Montreal West
  10. A number of places in the United States, including
  11. A number of places in the United States, including:
    1. An unincorporated community in Moore County, North Carolina.
  12. A suburb of Brisbane in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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APA

West End. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20End

MLA

“West End.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20End. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West End,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20End.

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