Bel|gra|vi|an

Bel|gra|vi|an
Bel|gra|vi|an «behl GRAY vee uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with Belgravia, a fashionable section of the western part of London.
2. Figurative. a) aristocratic. b) fashionable.
–n.
1. a person who lives in Belgravia.
2. Figurative. a) an aristocrat. b) a member of high society.

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