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Canarsie

Canarsie proper noun: a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Also the alternative form of Canarsee.

Proper noun

Canarsie

  1. A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

Also used as

Canarsie is also the alternative form of Canarsee.

Forms of Canarsie

pluralCanarsies
pluralCanarsie

Origin of Canarsie

From Canarsee, the Lenape people living in eastern Long Island.

Questions about Canarsie

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

Words near Canarsie in the dictionary

  1. canaropyranoside
  2. Canarse
  3. Canarsee
  4. Canarsees
  5. Canarses
  6. Canarsie
  7. Canarsies
  8. canary
  9. canary bird
  10. canary birds
  11. Canary broom

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