Brooklyn

English

Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʊk.lən/

• Audio (General American):

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• (New York City) enPR: bro͝oklĭn, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/, [ˈbɹ̠ʷʊ̠kɫ̪ɪ̈n]

  • Audio (New York City):

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• Hyphenation: Brook‧lyn

Proper noun

Brooklyn

2. A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
   • 1972, “We Live in Brooklyn Baby”, in He's Coming, performed by Roy Ayers Ubiquity:

     We live in Brooklyn, baby / We're trying to make it, baby

   • 2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 July 2021:

     Fresh handmade mochi is harder to find, but Tomoko Kato cooks a batch three times a week at Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

4. A town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.
6. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.
8. A small town in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
10. A small city Poweshiek County Iowa, United States.
12. A village in Jackson County, Michigan, United States.
14. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
16. A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
18. A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.
19. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
21. A small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
22. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township.
23. A suburb of Sydney in the Hornsby council area, New South Wales, Australia.
25. A small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
26. A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
28. A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
29. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage; variant form Brooklynn.
30. A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
    • 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^[2], →ISSN:

      Brooklyn has finally broken his silence about his rift with his parents.

Synonyms

• (area on western end of Long Island): City of Brooklyn (dated: pre-1898), Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, King's County

Derived terms

• Brooklyn blackout cake
• Brooklyn Center
• Brooklyn fade
• Brooklynite
• Brooklyn Park

Descendants

• →⇒ Latin: brooklynensis

Translations

borough of New York City

• Antillean Creole: Bwouklin
• Arabic: بروكلين (brūklīn)
• Bulgarian: Бру́клин m (Brúklin)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 布碌崙 / 布碌仑 (bou³ luk¹ leon⁴)

  Mandarin: 布魯克林 / 布鲁克林 (zh) (Bùlǔkèlín)

• Czech: Brooklyn m
• Esperanto: Broklino
• Finnish: Brooklyn
• French: Brooklyn (fr) m or f
• Georgian: ბრუკლინი (bruḳlini)
• Greek: Μπρούκλιν (el) n (Broúklin)
• Hebrew: ברוקלין (bruqlin)
• Jamaican Creole: Bruklin
• Japanese: ブルックリン (Burukkurin)
• Latin: Bruclinum n, Brooklynium n, Brooklynum n
• Marathi: ब्रुकलिन m (bruklin)
• Polish: Brooklyn (pl) m
• Portuguese: Brooklyn m, Brooklin m
• Russian: Бру́клин (ru) m (Brúklin)
• Spanish: Brooklyn (es) n
• Tamil: புரூக்ளின் (purūkḷiṉ)
• Ukrainian: Бру́клін m (Brúklin)
• Yiddish: ברוקלין (bruklin)

See also

• Brookline

Anagrams

• Lynbrook

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Brooklin

Proper noun

Brooklyn m

1. Brooklyn (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)