"Flatbush" meaning in English

See Flatbush in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Middle Dutch vlacke (“flat”) bos (“woods”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|dum|vlacke||flat}} Middle Dutch vlacke (“flat”), {{m|dum|bos||woods}} bos (“woods”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Flatbush
  1. A large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Flatbush-en-name-765h-Vxr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Neighborhoods in New York, USA

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