Holloway

London district name

Holloway is a surname and place name, most notably a district in north London.

The word originally meant a road worn down below the surrounding land level—a sunken lane eroded by centuries of foot traffic and water.

Such hollowed-out paths, sometimes called hollow ways, remain visible across the English countryside.

She grew up in Holloway.

The ancient holloway was shaded by overhanging trees.

placename

London

England's capital city

  • roadVehicle travel surface
  • districtBounded administrative area
  • boroughAdministrative town or district

Islington · neighborhood · North · prison · underground · tube · station · British · locality · thoroughfare

topography

sunken

Descended beneath water level

  • laneDesignated travel strip
  • erodedGradually degraded by elements
  • pathRoute for traveling

ancient · trackway · worn · hedgerow · countryside · rural · cutting · route · medieval · boundary

prison

women

Female adults collectively

Victorian · penal · detention · cells · wardens · abolished · demolished · closed · notorious · historical

academic

university

Higher education institution

author · historian · scientist · publication · faculty · institution · campus · lecture · doctorate · academic

surname

family

Related people together

heritage · British · English · Welsh · Irish · notable · namesake · descendants · clan · kinship

Opposites
institutional confinement vs. freedom

Hollowayfreedom

Absence of constraint

liberty · sanctuary · haven · refuge · paradise

atmosphere/emotional quality of place

Hollowayhappy place

Comforting mental destination

paradise · Eden · utopia · resort · sanctuary

Phrases
Family

hollow, hollows, hollowed, hollowing

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G