Brooklyn

English

Etymology

From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”).

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʊk.lən/

• Audio (General American):

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• (New York City) enPR: bro͝oklĭn, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/, [ˈbɹ̠ʷʊ̠kɫ̪ɪ̈n]

  • Audio (New York City):

    (file)

• Hyphenation: Brook‧lyn

Proper noun

Brooklyn

1. A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
2. A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
3. A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.
4. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
5. A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
6. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township.
7. A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
8. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, also spelled Brooklynn.
9. A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.

Synonyms

• (area on western end of Long Island): City of Brooklyn (dated: pre-1898), Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, King's County

Derived terms

• Brooklyn blackout cake
• Brooklyn Center
• Brooklynite
• Brooklyn Park

Descendants

• →⇒ Latin: brooklynensis

Translations

borough of New York City

• Antillean Creole: Bwouklin
• Arabic: بروكلين (brūklīn)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 布碌崙／布碌仑 (bou³ luk¹ leon⁴)

  Mandarin: 布魯克林／布鲁克林 (zh) (Bùlǔkèlín)

• Czech: Brooklyn m
• Esperanto: Broklino
• Finnish: Brooklyn
• French: Brooklyn (fr) m or f
• Greek: Μπρούκλιν (el) n (Broúklin)
• Hebrew: ברוקלין (bruqlin)
• Jamaican Creole: Bruklin
• Japanese: ブルックリン (Burukkurin)
• Latin: Bruclinum n, Brooklynium n, Brooklynum n
• Marathi: ब्रूकलिन m (brūkalin)
• Polish: Brooklyn (pl) m
• Portuguese: Brooklyn m, Brooklin m
• Russian: Бру́клин (ru) m (Brúklin)
• Spanish: Brooklyn (es) n
• Tamil: புரூக்ளின் (purūkḷiṉ)
• Yiddish: ברוקלין (bruklin)

See also

• Brookline

Anagrams

• Lynbrook

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Brooklin

Proper noun

Brooklyn m

1. Brooklyn (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)