Greenwich Village

[ gren-ich, grin- ]

noun

1. a section of New York City, in lower Manhattan: inhabited and frequented by artists, writers, and students.

Greenwich Village

/ ˈɡrɪn-; ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ /

noun

1. a part of New York City in the lower west side of Manhattan; traditionally the home of many artists and writers

Greenwich Village

1. Neighborhood of Manhattan , in New York City .

Notes

Home of many artists, writers, and musicians, Greenwich Village is known for the bohemian life-style of its inhabitants.

Example Sentences

In January 1961, an unknown Bob Dylan arrived in Greenwich Village with a guitar in his hand and $12 in his pocket, on his way to revolutionising popular music with his poetic, personal songs.

From BBC

The film is screening in a Greenwich Village space called the Center for Art, Research and Alliances, as the centerpiece in a solo show by the Venezuelan New Yorker Javier Téllez.

From New York Times

“I am a dancer first,” she said in a phone interview from her apartment in Greenwich Village.

From New York Times

Police officers arrived at N.Y.U.’s campus in Greenwich Village shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday and cleared students from the area 20 minutes later with “minimal confrontation,” the university said.

From New York Times

Upon graduation, he looked for work as an actor while participating in the folk music scene in Greenwich Village, where he met Yarbrough at a party.

From Los Angeles Times