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Flatbush

Flatbush proper noun: a large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Proper noun

Flatbush

  1. A large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Origin of Flatbush

From Middle Dutch vlacke (“flat”) bos (“woods”).

Questions about Flatbush

What does Flatbush mean?
Flatbush means a large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
What part of speech is Flatbush?
Flatbush is a proper noun.

Words near Flatbush in the dictionary

  1. flatbow
  2. flatbows
  3. flatbread
  4. flatbreads
  5. flatbreaking
  6. Flatbush
  7. flatcake
  8. flatcakes
  9. flatcap
  10. flatcaps
  11. flatcar

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