piccadilly circus

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Definition of piccadilly circus in English English dictionary

a traffic intersection in the West End, having connections with Piccadilly, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Haymarket, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street

a round, open area in central London, where several streets join together, famous for being very busy, for its advertising signs made of neon lights, and for the statue of Eros in its centre. People sometimes say that a place is like Piccadilly Circus to mean that it is very busy

Hyphenation

Pic·ca·dil·ly cir·cus

Turkish pronunciation

pîkıdîli sırkıs

Pronunciation

/ˈpəkəˌdəlē ˈsərkəs/ /ˈpɪkəˌdɪliː ˈsɜrkəs/

Etymology

() Piccadilly + circus.