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English Dictionary: Wall Street by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wall Street
n
  1. a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
    Synonym(s): Wall Street, Wall St.
  2. used to allude to the securities industry of the United States
    Synonym(s): Wall Street, the Street
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wall Street \Wall Street\
      A street towards the southern end of the borough of
      Manhattan, New York City, extending from Broadway to the East
      River; -- so called from the old wall which extended along it
      when the city belonged to the Dutch. It is the chief
      financial center of the United States, hence the name is
      often used for the money market and the financial interests
      of the country.
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