Broadway

noun

Broad·​way ˈbrȯd-ˌwā 

-ˈwā

: the New York commercial theater and amusement world

specifically : playhouses located in the area between the Avenue of the Americas and Ninth Avenue and from W. 41st Street to W. 53rd Street

Broadway adjective

Broadwayite

ˈbrȯd-ˌwā-ˌīt 

-ˈwā

noun

Examples of Broadway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1959, Marsh went to the United States for John Gielgud’s Broadway production of Much Ado About Nothing and began making guest appearances on television including episodes of The Twilight Zone, Danger Man, The Saint and I Spy. —Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Move with the Mayor is scheduled to take place on May 3 at Krueger Memorial Park, 801 Liberty Trail; on May 24 at Pullman Field Park, 550 W. 4th St.; May 31 at Water Tower Park at 301 Broadway St. and June 14 at the Michigan City Police Department at 1201 E. Michigan Blvd. —Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025

The exterior paint color is Behr's Broadway (PPU18-20). —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025

Who’s Who in the Cast Broadway biographical notes—with apologies to Playbill. —Steve Martin, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Broadway, street in New York City

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Broadway

• off Broadway
• off-off-Broadway

Rhymes for Broadway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

Broadway

noun

Broad·​way ˈbrȯd-ˌwā 

-ˈwā

: the world of the theater in New York City : the New York stage

a big star on Broadway

Broadway adjective