Overtown

Proper noun

Meaning

A neighbourhood of Miami, Florida, United States.

A hamlet in Burrow-with-Burrow parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6276).

A hamlet in Wroughton parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1579).

A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8052).

Examples

An occasional car speeds by, using Overtown as the back door between downtown and Wynwood. Source: Internet

Nathan Kurland, who was appointed to the foundation’s board in 2010, says that the Miami Bayside Foundation’s office address at the time was at a boarded-up garage in Overtown. Source: Internet

Overtown rioting On January 16, a Hispanic Miami police officer shot and killed a speeding black motorcyclist in the Overtown section of Miami. Source: Internet

Opioid addicts are overdosing in staggering numbers across Miami-Dade County — and the “hot zone” for the growing epidemic is the streets of Overtown. Source: Internet

On February 11, 2014, Miami Police were looking for an iPhone thief in Overtown. Source: Internet

Simkins says the long-term goal for Overtown remains turning it into an arts and entertainment district — one of Harlem's most famous restaurateurs to bring a restaurant to the Miami neighborhood. Source: Internet

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