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Golden Square Mile
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English
Etymology
en golden square mile. From being a region taking up a mile square that was extremely wealthy.
Proper noun
1 Golden Square Mile
en former neighbourhood city:pref/Montreal isl:pref/Montreal co:pref/Montreal district:pref/Montreal r:pref/Montreal p:pref/Quebec c/Canada; The neighbourhood was mostly demolished to make way for urban redevelopment and downtown highrises during the Quiet Revolution of mid-century Quebec, where francophone elites replaced the anglophone descendants of British conquerors; and as anglophone elites shifted their power base to Toronto and Bay Street from Montreal and St. James St. (rue St. Jacques), in the post-war boom.
en Square Mile