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Brooklyn

Syllables: Brook·lynUK/ˈbɹʊk.lən/

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New York City/ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/

Brooklyn proper noun: a borough in New York City, New York. It is located on the western end of Long Island.

Proper noun

Brooklyn

  1. A borough in New York City, New York. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
    • We live in Brooklyn, baby / We're trying to make it, baby1972, “We Live in Brooklyn Baby”, in He's Coming, performed by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
    • Fresh handmade mochi is harder to find, but Tomoko Kato cooks a batch three times a week at Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021
    Synonyms:
    City of Brooklyn, Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, King's County
  2. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  3. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
  4. A small town in Morgan County, Indiana.
  5. A small city in Poweshiek County, Iowa.
  6. A village in Jackson County, Michigan.
  7. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
  8. A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
  9. A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.
  10. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
  11. A small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
  12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township.
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  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Hornsby council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
  5. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage; variant form Brooklynn.
  6. A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
    • Brooklyn has finally broken his silence about his rift with his parents.2026 January 20, Elle Hunt, “‘My mum went so far as to call me evil’: nine things you need to know about the Beckham family feud”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Brooklyn meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Arabic

Brooklyn in Tamil

borough of New York City
புரூக்ளின் purūkḷiṉ

Brooklyn in Marathi

borough of New York City
ब्रुकलिन bruklin

Brooklyn in Arabic

borough of New York City
بروكلين brūklīn

Synonyms of Brooklyn

  • City of Brooklyn
  • Borough of Brooklyn
  • Kings County
  • King's County

Origin of Brooklyn

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

Words formed from Brooklyn

Phrases with Brooklyn

Questions about Brooklyn

What does Brooklyn mean?
Brooklyn means a borough in New York City, New York. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
What is Brooklyn in Tamil?
Brooklyn in Tamil is புரூக்ளின் (purūkḷiṉ). See Brooklyn meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Brooklyn?
Brooklyn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Brooklyn?
Brooklyn is pronounced /ˈbɹʊk.lən/ (UK).

Words near Brooklyn in the dictionary

  1. brooklets
  2. brooklike
  3. brooklime
  4. brooklimes
  5. Brookline
  6. Brooklyn
  7. Brooklyn Blackout cake
  8. Brooklyn Blackout cakes
  9. Brooklyn Bridge
  10. Brooklyn Center
  11. Brooklyn fade

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Brooklyn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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