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brooklyn
/ˈbɹʊk.lən/
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What does brooklyn mean?
proper noun
- A borough in New York City, New York. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
- A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
- A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
More meanings (15)
proper noun
- A small town in Morgan County, Indiana.
- A small city in Poweshiek County, Iowa.
- A village in Jackson County, Michigan.
- A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
- A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
- A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township.
- A suburb of Sydney in the Hornsby council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
- A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage; variant form Brooklynn.
- A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɹʊk.lən/
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The smells of cellars are a rare treat to dogs, especially ancient Brooklyn cellars which have a cachet all their own.
The first is a Brooklyn public-school boy's attempt to turn a few verses of the “Lady of the Lake” into prose.
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Here was a young, handsome woman, if you might believe the newspaper drawing, suing a rich, fat, candy-making husband in Brooklyn for divorce.
This incident led to an extension of the protective idea, and very soon a system was installed in Brooklyn with one hundred subscribers.
Gray mentions a patient who could not go over the Brooklyn Bridge or indeed over any bridge without terror.