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| | A.Word.A.Day -- Wall Street |
 | | [After a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, that was once home to most of the major investment firms, banks, analyst firms, and the New York Stock Exchange. |
 | | The street got its name from the defensive wall that the Dutch colonists built in the area in 1653 to protect against the British and Native Americans.] |
 | | Counterparts of Wall Street in other countries are Bay Street (Toronto, Canada), Dalal Street (Mumbai, India), and The City of London or The Square Mile (London, UK). |
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