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Brooklynite, n.
Brit. |ˈbrʊklɪnʌɪt|, U.S. |ˈbrʊkləˌnaɪt|
[‹ Brooklyn, the name of a borough of New York City + -ite suffix1.
Brooklyn was an independent city prior to the consolidation of the five present-day boroughs of New York City in 1898.]
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn.
1841Ladies Compan. Nov. 20/1 The Brooklynites confidently expect their city to eclipse New York. 1898Brooklyn Daily Eagle 5 Feb. 5/4 (headline) Brooklynites and Manhattanites intent on suicide attracted to the rural cemeteries [of Queens]. 1945Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 6 Nov. 4/4 This 66-year-old Brooklynite is the oldest listed man okayed for active army duty. 2000P. Beatty Tuff xi. 143 There's a weekend adage Brooklynites utter on nights such as this: ‘It's not where you're from, it's where you're at.’ |