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[ brook-lin ] / ˈbrʊk lɪn /
nouna borough of New York City, on W Long Island. 76.4 sq. mi. (198 sq. km). a city in NE Ohio. OTHER WORDS FROM BrooklynBrook·lyn·ite [brook-luh-nahyt], /ˈbrʊk ləˌnaɪt/, nounWords nearby BrooklynBrookings, brookite, brooklet, brooklime, Brookline, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Center, Brooklynese, Brooklyn Park, Brookner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for BrooklynJennie Jerome, who went on to become Lady Randolph Churchill, was born in Brooklyn in 1854. The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain|Tim Teeman|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST His most recent assignment was the 84th Precinct, at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge. In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The same night the “dead cops” chant was recorded, two police officers were attacked on the Brooklyn Bridge. The Monsters Who Screamed for Dead Cops|Jacob Siegel|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Not only does his mom live in Brooklyn, but he also has a child with a woman there. Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He swiped one of them to get from midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn. Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST In this respect the society had the cooperation of the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities. The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various Ferris passed the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge, and then turned into a side street. The Missing Tin Box|Arthur M. Winfield I'd left all my own clothes in my sister's flat in Brooklyn. Roads of Destiny|O. Henry The county clerk's office was removed to Brooklyn in March, 1819. A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander There was a simple coming in for one woman acting at Brooklyn on her birthday! The Story of My Life|Ellen Terry
British Dictionary definitions for Brooklyn
nouna borough of New York City, on the SW end of Long Island. Pop: 2 465 326 (2000) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Brooklyn
One of the five boroughs that make up New York City. notes for BrooklynThe Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn with Manhattan. notes for BrooklynIt is noted for the special “Brooklyn accent” of its inhabitants. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |