Brooklyn

[ brook-lin ]

noun

1. a borough of New York City, on W Long Island. 76.4 sq. mi. (198 sq. km).
2. a city in NE Ohio.

Brooklyn

/ ˈbrʊklɪn /

noun

1. a borough of New York City, on the SW end of Long Island. Pop: 2 465 326 (2000)

Brooklyn

1. One of the five boroughs that make up New York City .

Notes

It is noted for the special “Brooklyn accent” of its inhabitants.

The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn with Manhattan .

Other Words From

• Brook·lyn·ite [brook, -l, uh, -nahyt], noun

Example Sentences

Mike Schur devised a mostly foolproof formula for the perfect modern workplace sitcom that began with “The Office” and steadily evolved through “Parks and Recreation” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

From Salon

So she joined a few community studios in Brooklyn and started doing ceramics.

From Los Angeles Times

Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of "any pastoral oversight or governance role" at the church, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn said in a statement.

From BBC

The Frommer family’s move to Brooklyn was not a happy one for him.

From New York Times

But in a motion filed Monday, the music mogul’s lawyers contend that what investigators actually seized from his Metropolitan Detention Center cell in Brooklyn was “attorney-client privileged material,” including handwritten notes by Combs.

From Los Angeles Times