Meanings
- 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.
We live in Brooklyn, baby / We're trying to make it, baby
1972, “We Live in Brooklyn Baby”, in He's Coming, performed by Roy Ayers Ubiquity1 more example
Fresh handmade mochi is harder to find, but Tomoko Kato cooks a batch three times a week at Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021Synonyms: City of Brooklyn, Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, King's County
- A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
- A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
- A small town in Morgan County, Indiana.
- A small city in Poweshiek County, Iowa.
- A village in Jackson County, Michigan.
- A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
- A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
- A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township.
- A suburb of Sydney in the Hornsby council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
- A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage; variant form Brooklynn.
- A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
Brooklyn has finally broken his silence about his rift with his parents.
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, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA borough in New York City, New York. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
Origin
- DutchBreukelen
- EnglishBrooklyn
From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”).
More words from Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بروكلين
- بروكلين (brūklīn)borough of New York City
Bulgarian Бру́клин
- Бру́клин (Brúklin)borough of New York City
Chinese Cantonese 布碌崙 /布碌仑
- 布碌崙 /布碌仑 (bou³ luk¹ leon⁴)borough of New York City
Chinese Mandarin 布魯克林 /布鲁克林
- 布魯克林 /布鲁克林 (Bùlǔkèlín)borough of New York City
Czech Brooklyn
- Brooklynborough of New York City
Esperanto Broklino
- Broklinoborough of New York City
Finnish Brooklyn
- Brooklynborough of New York City
French Brooklyn
- Brooklynborough of New York City
Greek Μπρούκλιν
- Μπρούκλιν (Broúklin)borough of New York City
Hebrew ברוקלין
- ברוקלין (bruqlin)borough of New York City
Japanese ブルックリン
- ブルックリン (Burukkurin)borough of New York City
Latin Bruclinum, Brooklynium
- Bruclinumborough of New York City
- Brooklyniumborough of New York City
- Brooklynumborough of New York City
Polish Brooklyn
- Brooklynborough of New York City
Portuguese Brooklyn, Brooklin
- Brooklynborough of New York City
- Brooklinborough of New York City
Russian Бру́клин
- Бру́клин (Brúklin)borough of New York City
Spanish Brooklyn
- Brooklynborough of New York City
Tamil புரூக்ளின்
- புரூக்ளின் (purūkḷiṉ)borough of New York City
Ukrainian Бру́клін
- Бру́клін (Brúklin)borough of New York City
Yiddish ברוקלין
- ברוקלין (bruklin)borough of New York City
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Cite this entry
Brooklyn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brooklyn
“Brooklyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brooklyn. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brooklyn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brooklyn.
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