Proper Name guide

11 Downing Street

name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

The address of the residence in London of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: government, politics

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Meaning relationships

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name

Meaning 2

The title or office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, broadly, idiomatic

Topics: government, politics

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name

Meaning 3

HM Treasury of the United Kingdom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, broadly, idiomatic

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

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