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Bed-Stuy

US/ˌbɛdˈstaɪ/

Bed-Stuy proper noun: bedford–Stuyvesant, a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Proper noun

Bed-Stuy

  1. (US, informal) Bedford–Stuyvesant, a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Origin of Bed-Stuy

Shortening.

Questions about Bed-Stuy

What does Bed-Stuy mean?
Bed-Stuy means bedford–Stuyvesant, a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What part of speech is Bed-Stuy?
Bed-Stuy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bed-Stuy?
Bed-Stuy is pronounced /ˌbɛdˈstaɪ/ (US).

Words near Bed-Stuy in the dictionary

  1. bed-sitter
  2. bed-sitters
  3. bed-sitting room
  4. bed-sitting rooms
  5. bed-staves
  6. Bed-Stuy
  7. bed-tea
  8. bed-teas
  9. bed-time
  10. bed-times
  11. bed-wet

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