Downing Street


noun
  1. a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.

  2. the British prime minister and cabinet.

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Downing Street

/ (ˈdaʊnɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a street in W central London, in Westminster: official residences of the British prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer

  2. informal the prime minister or the British Government

Origin of Downing Street

1
named after Sir George Downing (1623–84), English statesman

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