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Brooklyn.

A number of places in the United States:

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɹʊk.lən/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/New-York-City[ˈbɹ̠ʷʊ̠kɫ̪ɪ̈n]New-York-City
  1. A number of places in the United States: A borough in New York City, New York. It is located on the western end of Long Island.

  2. A number of places in the United States: A town in Windham County, Connecticut.

  3. A number of places in the United States: A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Morgan County, Indiana.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A small city in Poweshiek County, Iowa.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A village in Jackson County, Michigan.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A town in Green County, Wisconsin.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township.

  13. A suburb of Sydney in the Hornsby council area, New South Wales, Australia.

  14. A small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  15. A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.

  16. A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.

  17. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage; variant form Brooklynn.

  18. A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.

Where this word comes from

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

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