the West End
nounDefinition
› the part of central London where there are many theatres and many large, expensive shops and hotels: We went to a restaurant in the West End. a West End theatreAreas in towns and cities
(Definition of the West End noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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