Broad
Broad may refer to:
People
[edit]- A slang term for a woman, generally derogatory
Surname
[edit]- Broad (Surrey cricketer)
- Alfred Scott Broad (1854–1929), South Australian artist
- C. D. Broad, English philosopher known for his thorough and objective analysis in works such as Scientific Thought (1930) and Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy (1933)
- Chris Broad, former English cricketer and match referee
- Eli Broad, billionaire and philanthropist
- Francis Alfred Broad, United Kingdom politician; also known as Frank Broad
- Nick Broad (died 2013), English nutritionist
- Perry Broad (1921–93), Brazilian SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp
- Stephen Broad, former English footballer
- Stuart Broad, English cricketer, son of Chris Broad
- Billy Idol, real name William Albert Michael Broad
- William Broad, New York Times writer
Places
[edit]- Broad Peak, on the border between Pakistan and China, the 12th highest mountain on Earth
- The Broads, a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk
- Broad Bay (disambiguation)
- Broad Canal, East Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Broad Crag, a fell in the English Lake District
- Broad Creek (disambiguation)
- Broad River (disambiguation)
- Broad Run (disambiguation)
- Broad Sound (disambiguation)
- Broad Valley, Graham Land, Antarctica
- Broad Water, a salt water lagoon near Tywyn, Wales
- Tixall Wide, also known as The Broad Water, a body of water in Staffordshire, England
Other uses
[edit]- Broad Avenue, a street and arts district in Memphis, Tennessee
- Broad Street (disambiguation)
- Broad Group, a manufacturing company based in Changsha
- Broad (British coin), an English gold coin minted under the Commonwealth
- Broad Institute, a genomic research institute
- an 18th-century slang term for a playing card
- The Broad, a modern art museum in Los Angeles, California
- Diphyllobothrium,known as broad or Fish tapeworm.
See also
[edit]- Broad gauge, rail gauge greater than the standard gauge of 4' 8.5"
- Broad church, Latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England
- Broad Front (disambiguation)
- Broad Wall (Jerusalem), an ancient defensive wall
- Broad Dyke, built by the Dutch in 1655 in New Castle, Delaware
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