Etymology

Harlem

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Today it means: A neighborhood in northern Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York State, United States, currently known for its black population and the culture thereof. Full definition →

Dutch Nieuw Haarlem
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The story

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromNieuw Haarlem“new Haarlem”
  2. English todayHarlem

(New York City): From Dutch Nieuw Haarlem (“new Haarlem”), the original name of the area under the Dutch control, after Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands.

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