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Scarlem

Scarlem proper noun: an area in eastern Toronto, Canada, with certain poor neighbourhoods and youth gangs, loosely likened to Harlem in New York.

Proper noun

Scarlem

  1. (derogatory, slang) An area in eastern Toronto, Canada, with certain poor neighbourhoods and youth gangs, loosely likened to Harlem in New York.

Origin of Scarlem

Blend of Scarborough + Harlem.

Questions about Scarlem

What does Scarlem mean?
Scarlem means an area in eastern Toronto, Canada, with certain poor neighbourhoods and youth gangs, loosely likened to Harlem in New York.
What part of speech is Scarlem?
Scarlem is a proper noun.

Words near Scarlem in the dictionary

  1. scarlatinas
  2. scarlatiniform
  3. scarlatinoid
  4. scarlatinous
  5. Scarlattian
  6. Scarlem
  7. scarless
  8. scarlessly
  9. scarlessness
  10. scarlet
  11. scarlet admiral

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