Belgravia

American  

[bel-grey-vee-uh] / bɛlˈgreɪ vi ə /

noun

1. a fashionable district in London, England, adjoining Hyde Park.

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Belgravia British  

/ bɛlˈɡreɪvɪə /

noun

1. a fashionable residential district of W central London, around Belgrave Square

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Other Word Forms

• Belgravian adjective

Example Sentences

Quaker, 15, was one of five Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment horses spooked when rubble was dropped through a plastic tunnel while they were on an exercise in Belgravia on 24 April last year.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

In March, the High Court froze just over £14m worth of Mr Tripathi’s personal assets – including a townhouse in Belgravia.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

The Life Guards of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment were on their daily morning exercise ride in Belgravia when their horses were spooked by construction rubble being dropped through a plastic tunnel from height.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

The Financial Times reported that Crown Prosecution restrictions had been placed over £75m worth of assets, including a townhouse in Belgravia, properties in Glasgow, an estate on the Isle of Man and numerous bank accounts.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

In London, where the river Thames arches away from the city near Belgravia, one might begin a walk at Vincent Square, the trapezoid-shaped park that abuts the office of the Royal Horticultural Society.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee