"Brooklyn" meaning in English

See Brooklyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɹʊk.lən/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/ [New-York-City], [ˈbɹ̠ʷʊ̠kɫ̪ɪ̈n] [New-York-City] Audio: En-us-brooklyn.ogg [General-American], En-NYC Brooklyn.ogg [New-York-City]
enPR: bro͝oklĭn Etymology: From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|Breukelen}} Dutch Breukelen, {{m|nl|broek|t=wetland, marsh}} broek (“wetland, marsh”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Brooklyn
  1. A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island. Categories (place): Boroughs in New York City, Places in New York City, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms (area on western end of Long Island): City of Brooklyn (english: dated: pre-1898) Translations (borough of New York City): Bwouklin (Antillean Creole), بروكلين (brūklīn) (Arabic), 布碌崙 (Chinese Cantonese), 布碌仑 (bou³ luk¹ leon⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 布魯克林 (Chinese Mandarin), 布鲁克林 (Bùlǔkèlín) (Chinese Mandarin), Brooklyn [masculine] (Czech), Broklino (Esperanto), Brooklyn (Finnish), Brooklyn [feminine, masculine] (French), Μπρούκλιν (Broúklin) [neuter] (Greek), ברוקלין (bruqlin) (Hebrew), Bruklin (Jamaican Creole), ブルックリン (Burukkurin) (Japanese), Bruclinum [neuter] (Latin), Brooklynium [neuter] (Latin), Brooklynum [neuter] (Latin), ब्रूकलिन (brūkalin) [masculine] (Marathi), Brooklyn [masculine] (Polish), Brooklyn [masculine] (Portuguese), Brooklin [masculine] (Portuguese), Бру́клин (Brúklin) [masculine] (Russian), Brooklyn [neuter] (Spanish), புரூக்ளின் (purūkḷiṉ) (Tamil), ברוקלין (bruklin) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-Xssx2vCw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 18 17 19 5 4 9 8 Disambiguation of 'area on western end of Long Island': 40 6 12 11 12 6 4 4 4 Disambiguation of 'borough of New York City': 60 5 7 7 8 5 2 3 3
  2. A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-~fsRhUwo
  3. A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Wisconsin, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-dqF8EUel Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 18 17 19 5 4 9 8
  4. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-kI8nKfOR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 18 17 19 5 4 9 8
  5. A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-nFmsUSED Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 18 17 19 5 4 9 8
  6. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township. Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships Synonyms: Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, King's County Derived forms: Brooklyn Center, Brooklynite, Brooklyn Park Related terms: Brookline
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-9-DKF-Iy
  7. A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Suburbs in New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-rr~iWmYt
  8. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, also spelled Brooklynn. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-FyY4k23i
  9. A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Categories (place): English unisex given names from place names
    Sense id: en-Brooklyn-en-name-s5nEvefT

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