Complete Definition of "Brooklyn"

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Etymology
The borough is named after the Dutch town of Breukelen.

Pronunciation
audio|Nl-Breukelen.ogg|Audio (Dutch roots)
audio|En-us-brooklyn.ogg|Audio (US)

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. A borough of New York City. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
  2. given name|female of modern usage, also spelled Brooklynn.

Derived terms
Brooklynite

Translations
trans-top|borough of New York City
Hebrew: �ר�ק��� (bruqlin)
trans-mid
Russian: ���клин (Brúklin) m
trans-bottom

Category:Dutch derivations

es:Brooklyn
sr:Brooklyn

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