Flatbush

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proper noun

A large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

OriginMiddle Dutch vlacke →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchvlacke“flat”
  2. EnglishFlatbush

From Middle Dutch vlacke (“flat”) bos (“woods”).

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APA

Flatbush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flatbush

MLA

“Flatbush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flatbush. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flatbush,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flatbush.

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