Found 2 items, similar to Lombard Street.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Lombard Street Lombard Street n : a street in central London containing many of the major London banks
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lombard Street Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. n. [F. lombard, fr. the Longobardi or Langobardi, i. e., Longbeards, a people of Northern Germany, west of the Elbe, and afterward in Northern Italy. See Long, and Beard, and cf. Lumber.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy. [1913 Webster] 2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards. [1913 Webster] 3. Same as Lombard-house. [1913 Webster] A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London. [1913 Webster]