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Boerum Hill

Boerum Hill proper noun: a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.

Proper noun

Boerum Hill

  1. A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.

Origin of Boerum Hill

Named after the Dutch Boerum family, which occupied most of the area during early settlement.

Questions about Boerum Hill

What does Boerum Hill mean?
Boerum Hill means a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
What part of speech is Boerum Hill?
Boerum Hill is a proper noun.

Words near Boerum Hill in the dictionary

  1. Boerners
  2. Boers
  3. Boerses
  4. Boersma
  5. Boersmas
  6. Boerum Hill
  7. BOEs
  8. Boesch
  9. Boesches
  10. Boese
  11. Boesen

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