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Fitzrovia
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English
Etymology
From en Fitzroy -v- -ia place, after Fitzroy Square or the Fitzroy Tavern, ultimately from the name of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton; see FitzRoy. 1940.
Pronunciation
en /fɪtsˈɹəʊvi.ə/ /fɪtsˈɹəʊvijə/ UK, fĭtsrōʹvēə
Proper noun
A district of central London, on the border of the boroughs of Westminster and Camden.
en Places in Londonen eponyms