kitty-corner
adverb or adjective
kit·ty-cor·ner
ˈki-tē-ˌkȯr-nər 
ˈka-tē-
ˈka-tē-
ˈka-tə-
variants
or less commonly catty-corner
or catercorner
or kitty-cornered
or catty-cornered
or catercornered
: in a diagonal or oblique position
the house stood kitty-corner across the square
Synonyms
Examples of kitty-corner in a Sentence
walked kitty-corner across the quadrangle to the registration booth
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Back then, Gonzales served as the principal of Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios in West Highland, the neighborhood kitty-corner from Sunnyside.
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
With nearly 900 students, Portage Park Elementary School sits on most of a city block in its namesake neighborhood, just kitty-corner from its namesake park.
—Patrick Corcoran, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
The restaurant, which was built with an indoor and outdoor bar, sits kitty-corner to the school grounds.
—Asher Price, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
The new shop in Nampa will be located at 200 12th Ave. S., kitty-corner to Hong Kong Restaurant and just a few steps away from the Nampa Public Library.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2024
The Fontainebleau Las Vegas anchors the northern end of the Strip, directly adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall expansion and kitty-corner to the Resorts World complex.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2023
About 800 workers have moved into the 630,000-square-foot building, which is kitty-corner from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, with the remaining 300 expected to arrive by early next year.
—Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
The school district wants to build a new 148,000-square-foot elementary school on a 47-acre parcel on the northwest corner of Lake Elmo Avenue and 10th Street North — kitty-corner from the Cimarron Park mobile-home community.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The store at 5th and San Pedro streets, kitty-corner from a wellness center and across from a women’s shelter, is a vital asset for this impoverished, Black and Latino neighborhood.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
With nearly 900 students, Portage Park Elementary School sits on most of a city block in its namesake neighborhood, just kitty-corner from its namesake park.
—Patrick Corcoran, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
The restaurant, which was built with an indoor and outdoor bar, sits kitty-corner to the school grounds.
—Asher Price, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
The new shop in Nampa will be located at 200 12th Ave. S., kitty-corner to Hong Kong Restaurant and just a few steps away from the Nampa Public Library.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2024
The Fontainebleau Las Vegas anchors the northern end of the Strip, directly adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall expansion and kitty-corner to the Resorts World complex.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2023
About 800 workers have moved into the 630,000-square-foot building, which is kitty-corner from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, with the remaining 300 expected to arrive by early next year.
—Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
The school district wants to build a new 148,000-square-foot elementary school on a 47-acre parcel on the northwest corner of Lake Elmo Avenue and 10th Street North — kitty-corner from the Cimarron Park mobile-home community.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The store at 5th and San Pedro streets, kitty-corner from a wellness center and across from a women’s shelter, is a vital asset for this impoverished, Black and Latino neighborhood.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
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“Kitty-corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitty-corner. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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