Harlem
[hahr-luh m]
- a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- a tidal river in New York City, between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, which, with Spuyten Duyvil Creek, connects the Hudson and East rivers. 8 miles (13 km) long.
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Examples from the Web for harlem
Contemporary Examples
In neighborhoods such as Harlem, 33 percent of students attend charter schools, a majority of them black or Latino.
After raising a cool $2m last night, Will met the President today in DC while Kate visited a Harlem youth project.
Banks grew up far from the trailer park—up on 152nd St. and Amsterdam in Harlem.
And I think some of my favorite memories are just being all together in that house in Harlem.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack NicholsonAlex Suskind
November 10, 2014
Once back in his Harlem apartment, he closely monitored his condition, taking his temperature twice a day.
Historical Examples
Never nearer than Harlem Heights, where he lay with his regiment.
The ContrastRoyall Tyler
It was as if a dweller in a Harlem flat had been presented with a hippopotamus.
ShavingsJoseph C. Lincoln
Then we moved to Harlem and I rented this place for the summer.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
Yet in Harlem there was a broken old man who would not like it.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
But, as Harlem receded, it had ridden higher and brightened in the ride.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
Harlem
- a district of New York City, in NE Manhattan: now largely a Black ghetto
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Word Origin and History for harlem
Harlem
Manhattan district, used figuratively for "African-American culture" from 1934. The N.Y. community was founded 1658 and originally named Nieuw Haarlem for Haarlem in Netherlands, which probably is from Dutch haar "height" + lem "silt," in reference to its position on a slight elevation on the banks of the Spaarne River.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Harlem
Neighborhood of Manhattan.
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Mostly populated by African-Americans, Harlem has long been a center of black culture.
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During the 1920s, Harlem was the site of a great upsurge in black literature, music, and theater known as the Harlem Renaissance.
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The area now contains a large Puerto Rican population and, after a period of economic decay, has experienced a revitalization.
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