"Harlem" meaning in English

See Harlem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɑː(ɹ)ləm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Harlem.wav
Etymology: (New York City): From Dutch Nieuw Haarlem (“new Haarlem”), the original name of the area under the Dutch control, after Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands. Etymology templates: {{sense|New York City}} (New York City):, {{bor|en|nl||Nieuw Haarlem|new Haarlem}} Dutch Nieuw Haarlem (“new Haarlem”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Harlem
  1. A neighborhood in northern Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York State, United States, currently known for its black population. Categories (place): Places in New York City, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States Translations (a neighborhood in northern Manhattan): هارلم (hārlim) (Arabic), هارليم (hārlīm) (Arabic), 哈萊姆 (Chinese Mandarin), 哈莱姆 (Hāláimǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 哈林 (Hālín) (Chinese Mandarin), Harlem [neuter] (Dutch), Χάρλεμ (Chárlem) (Greek), ハーレム (Hāremu) (Japanese), Харлем (Xarlem) (Mongolian), Га́рлем (Gárlem) [masculine] (Russian), Ха́рлем (Xárlem) [masculine, rare] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Harlem-en-name-hhFhLMSh Categories (other): Neighborhoods in New York, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'a neighborhood in northern Manhattan': 92 8
  2. Obsolete form of Haarlem. A city in Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: Haarlem (extra: A city in Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands) Categories (place): Cities in North Holland, Netherlands, Cities in the Netherlands, Places in North Holland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Harlem-en-name-LgmS~CXA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Harlem Renaissance
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