Brooklyn

American  

[brook-lin] / ˈbrʊk lɪn /

noun

1. a borough of New York City, on W Long Island. 76.4 sq. mi. (198 sq. km).

2. a city in NE Ohio.

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Brooklyn British  

/ ˈbrʊklɪn /

noun

1. a borough of New York City, on the SW end of Long Island. Pop: 2 465 326 (2000)

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Brooklyn Cultural  

1. One of the five boroughs that make up New York City.

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It is noted for the special “Brooklyn accent” of its inhabitants.

The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn with Manhattan.

Other Word Forms

• Brooklynite noun

Example Sentences

Detained in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison known for unsanitary conditions, Maduro is alone in a cell, with no access to the internet or newspapers.

From Barron's

One of the first was renaming old Brooklyn Avenue on L.A.’s Eastside for Chavez.

From Los Angeles Times

She couldn’t help but think of the past when she and others protested that city and county officials were trying to rename Brooklyn Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times

“I am a product of East New York, Brooklyn, where I grew up in the projects,” the author begins, “and I still see the world through those eyes.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this month, a Tuesday-night event at Prema Brooklyn billed as “Le Scream” invited students to yell as a form of “somatic release and recovery.”

From The Wall Street Journal