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{{Wiktionary|Brooklyn}} |
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'''[[Brooklyn]]''' is a borough of New York City. |
'''[[Brooklyn]]''' is a borough of New York City. |
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'''Brooklyn''' may also refer to: |
'''Brooklyn''' may also refer to: |
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==Places== |
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===Australia=== |
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===In Australia=== |
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*[[Brooklyn, Victoria]], a suburb of Melbourne |
*[[Brooklyn, Victoria]], a suburb of Melbourne |
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*[[Brooklyn, New South Wales]], a town |
*[[Brooklyn, New South Wales]], a fishing town on the edge Sydney |
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*[[Brooklyn, Tasmania]] a suburb of Burnie |
*[[Brooklyn, Tasmania]] a suburb of Burnie |
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*[[Brooklyn Park, South Australia]] |
*[[Brooklyn Park, South Australia]], a suburb of Adelaide |
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*[[Brooklyn Sanctuary]], Queensland |
*[[Brooklyn Sanctuary]], a nature reserve of Queensland |
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===Canada=== |
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*[[Brooklyn, Newfoundland and Labrador]], a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador |
*[[Brooklyn, Newfoundland and Labrador]], a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador |
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*[[Brooklyn, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia]], a small village north of Yarmouth |
*[[Brooklyn, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia]], a small village north of Yarmouth |
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*[[Brooklyn, Prince Edward Island]], one of two settlements |
*[[Brooklyn, Prince Edward Island]], one of two settlements |
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===Netherlands=== |
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*[[Breukelen]] |
*[[Breukelen]], a town north-west of Utrecht |
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===New Zealand=== |
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*[[Brooklyn, Wellington]], a suburb of Wellington |
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**[[Brooklyn (New Zealand electorate)]], a parliamentary constituency |
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*[[Brooklyn, Tasman District]], a settlement and rural valley in the Tasman District |
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===South Africa=== |
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*[[Brooklyn, Pretoria]], a suburb of Pretoria |
*[[Brooklyn, Pretoria]], a suburb of Pretoria |
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*[[Brooklyn, Cape Town]], a suburb of Cape Town |
*[[Brooklyn, Cape Town]], a suburb of Cape Town |
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===United States=== |
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*[[Brooklyn (Jacksonville)]], a neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida |
*[[Brooklyn (Jacksonville)]], a neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida |
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*[[Brooklyn, California]], former city annexed to Oakland |
*[[Brooklyn, California]], former city annexed to Oakland |
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*Brooklyn, California, former name of [[Red Dog, California]] |
*Brooklyn, California, former name of [[Red Dog, California]] |
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*[[Brooklyn, Connecticut]] |
*[[Brooklyn, Connecticut]], a New England town |
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**[[Brooklyn (CDP), Connecticut]], the central village in the town |
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**[[Brooklyn Green Historic District]], at the center of the village |
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*[[Brooklyn (Waterbury)]], a neighborhood of Waterbury, Connecticut |
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*Brooklyn, a settlement that eventually became [[Dayton, Kentucky]] |
*Brooklyn, a settlement that eventually became [[Dayton, Kentucky]] |
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*[[Brooklyn, Illinois]] |
*[[Brooklyn, Illinois]] |
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*Brooklyn, [[East Otto, New York]], a hamlet in Cattaraugus County |
*Brooklyn, [[East Otto, New York]], a hamlet in Cattaraugus County |
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*Brooklyn, [[Franklin, Delaware County, New York]], a former hamlet |
*Brooklyn, [[Franklin, Delaware County, New York]], a former hamlet |
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*Brooklyn, a |
*Brooklyn, a neighborhood in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] |
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*Brooklyn, part of [[Glenwood-Brooklyn Historic District]] in Raleigh, North Carolina |
*Brooklyn, part of [[Glenwood-Brooklyn Historic District]] in Raleigh, North Carolina |
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*[[Brooklyn, Ohio]] |
*[[Brooklyn, Ohio]] |
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*[[Old Brooklyn]], Cleveland, Ohio |
*[[Old Brooklyn]], Cleveland, Ohio |
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*[[Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon]] |
*[[Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon]] |
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*[[Brooklyn, West Virginia (disambiguation)]] |
*[[Brooklyn, West Virginia (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Brooklyn, Wisconsin (disambiguation)]] |
*[[Brooklyn, Wisconsin (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Brooklyn Township (disambiguation)]] |
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**[[Brooklyn, Green County, Wisconsin]] |
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**[[Brooklyn, Green Lake County, Wisconsin]] |
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**[[Brooklyn, Washburn County, Wisconsin]] |
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==Arts and entertainment== |
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===Film and television=== |
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* [[Brooklyn (film)|''Brooklyn'' (film)]], a 2015 film based on Colm Tóibín's novel (see below) |
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* ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'', an American [[police procedural]] sitcom airing from 2013-2021 |
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*"Brooklyn", a character on the Walt Disney animated series [[Gargoyles (TV series)|''Gargoyles'' (TV series)]], named for the New York City borough |
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*Private Alvin "Brooklyn" Bloomfield, an American soldier in ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]'' |
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* Brooklyn, a [[List of Gargoyles characters#The Manhattan Clan|''Gargoyles'' character]] |
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* Brooklyn Masefield, a [[List of Beyblade characters#Antagonists|''Beyblade'' character]] |
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*[[Brooklyn (film)|''Brooklyn'' (2015 film)]], a film based on the Colm Tóibín novel |
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===Songs=== |
===Songs=== |
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*"Brooklyn", |
*"Brooklyn", by Jesse Malina from ''[[The Fine Art of Self Destruction]]'', 2002 |
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*"Brooklyn", |
*"Brooklyn", by Mos Def from ''[[Black on Both Sides]]'', 1999 |
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*"Brooklyn", |
*"Brooklyn", by Woodkid from ''[[Iron (EP)|Iron]]'', 2011 |
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*"Brooklyn |
*"Brooklyn", by the Youngblood Brass Band from ''[[Center:Level:Roar]]'', 2003 |
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*"Brooklyn |
*"Brooklyn (If You See Something, Say Something)", by Taking Back Sunday from ''[[Louder Now]]'', 2006 |
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*"Brooklyn", by Maisie Peters from ''[[You Signed Up for This]]'', 2021 |
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==People== |
==People== |
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===First name=== |
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*[[Brooklyn Beckham]], son of David and Victoria Beckham |
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*[[Brooklyn Decker]], American fashion model |
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*[[Brooklyn Mosha]], son of Patrick and Caroline Mosha |
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===Nickname=== |
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*[[Tony Danza]], his nicknames have included "Brooklyn Tony Danza", "The Brooklyn Brawler", and "The Brooklyn Bomber" |
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==Ships== |
==Ships== |
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*[[USS Brooklyn|USS ''Brooklyn'']], various ships |
*[[USS Brooklyn|USS ''Brooklyn'']], various ships |
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==Sports== |
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===American football=== |
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*"Brooklyn", a term used in [[ten-pin bowling]] to describe a hit in the pocket opposite (left [pins 1,2] for right-handers, right [pins 1,3] for left-handers) from the one that is attempted |
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*[[Brooklyn ( |
*[[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)]], 1946 to 1949 |
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*[[Brooklyn Lions / Horsemen (1926)]], a National Football League and first American Football League merged franchise |
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*Brooklyn Tigers, later [[Rochester Tigers]], members of the second American Football League 1936–1937 |
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===Other sports=== |
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*[[Brooklyn (cycling team)]], an Italian professional cycling team 1970–1977 |
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*Brooklyn Dodgers, Major League Baseball team that became the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in 1958 |
*Brooklyn Dodgers, Major League Baseball team that became the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in 1958 |
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*[[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)]], an American football team that played from 1946-1949 |
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*[[Brooklyn Horsemen]], members of the first American Football League that merged with the Brooklyn Lions of the National Football League in 1926 |
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*[[Brooklyn Nets]], a professional basketball team in the NBA |
*[[Brooklyn Nets]], a professional basketball team in the NBA |
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*Brooklyn, a [[Glossary of bowling#B|term used in bowling]] |
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*Brooklyn Tigers, members of the second American Football League who moved to Rochester, New York, in 1936 and became the [[Rochester Tigers]] |
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==Other uses== |
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*[[Brooklyn (cocktail)]], a whiskey cocktail |
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*[[Apache Brooklyn]], software in Apache Incubator |
*[[Apache Brooklyn]], software in Apache Incubator |
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==See also== |
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*[[Breukelen]] |
*[[Breukelen (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Brookland (disambiguation)]] |
*[[Brookland (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Brooklin (disambiguation)]] |
*[[Brooklin (disambiguation)]] |
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*Brooklyn chewing gum, manufactured by [[Perfetti Van Melle]] |
*Brooklyn chewing gum, manufactured by [[Perfetti Van Melle]] |
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*[[Brooklyn College]] |
*[[Brooklyn College]] |
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Revision as of 15:25, 25 May 2024
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Look up Brooklyn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
Brooklyn may also refer to:
Places
Australia
- Brooklyn, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
- Brooklyn, New South Wales, a fishing town on the edge Sydney
- Brooklyn, Tasmania a suburb of Burnie
- Brooklyn Park, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
- Brooklyn Sanctuary, a nature reserve of Queensland
Canada
- Brooklyn, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Brooklyn, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, a small village north of Yarmouth
- Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia, a village near Liverpool
- Brooklyn, Hants County, Nova Scotia, a rural community located in western Hants County
- Brooklyn, Prince Edward Island, one of two settlements
Netherlands
- Breukelen, a town north-west of Utrecht
New Zealand
- Brooklyn, Wellington, a suburb of Wellington
- Brooklyn (New Zealand electorate), a parliamentary constituency
- Brooklyn, Tasman District, a settlement and rural valley in the Tasman District
South Africa
- Brooklyn, Pretoria, a suburb of Pretoria
- Brooklyn, Cape Town, a suburb of Cape Town
United States
- Brooklyn (Jacksonville), a neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida
- Brooklyn, California, former city annexed to Oakland
- Brooklyn, California, former name of Red Dog, California
- Brooklyn, Connecticut, a New England town
- Brooklyn (CDP), Connecticut, the central village in the town
- Brooklyn Green Historic District, at the center of the village
- Brooklyn (Waterbury), a neighborhood of Waterbury, Connecticut
- Brooklyn, a settlement that eventually became Dayton, Kentucky
- Brooklyn, Illinois
- Brooklyn, Indiana
- Brooklyn, Iowa
- Brooklyn, Baltimore, a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland
- Brooklyn Park, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County but adjacent to Brooklyn, Baltimore
- Brooklyn, Michigan
- Brooklyn, an early name for the settlement that eventually became Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (derived from Minneapolis)
- Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (derived from Minneapolis)
- Brooklyn, Missouri
- Brooklyn, East Otto, New York, a hamlet in Cattaraugus County
- Brooklyn, Franklin, Delaware County, New York, a former hamlet
- Brooklyn, a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Brooklyn, part of Glenwood-Brooklyn Historic District in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Brooklyn, Ohio
- Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, Ohio
- Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon
- Brooklyn, Washington
- Brooklyn, West Virginia (disambiguation)
- Brooklyn, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
- Brooklyn Township (disambiguation)
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
- Brooklyn (film), a 2015 film based on Colm Tóibín's novel (see below)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine, an American police procedural sitcom airing from 2013-2021
- Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn, a standup comedy special by Wyatt Cenac
- Brooklyn, a Gargoyles character
- Brooklyn Masefield, a Beyblade character
Songs
- "Brooklyn", by Jesse Malina from The Fine Art of Self Destruction, 2002
- "Brooklyn", by Mos Def from Black on Both Sides, 1999
- "Brooklyn", by Woodkid from Iron, 2011
- "Brooklyn", by the Youngblood Brass Band from Center:Level:Roar, 2003
- "Brooklyn (If You See Something, Say Something)", by Taking Back Sunday from Louder Now, 2006
- "Brooklyn", by Maisie Peters from You Signed Up for This, 2021
Other media
- Brooklyn (musical), a 2004 Broadway musical
- Brooklyn (novel), a 2009 novel by Colm Tóibín
People
- Brooklyn (given name)
- Mary J. Blige (b. 1971), singer who uses the moniker "Brook Lynn" when rapping
Ships
- USS Brooklyn, various ships
- Brooklyn, which brought Mormon pioneers to San Francisco in 1846
Sports
American football
- Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC), 1946 to 1949
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL), 1930 to 1944
- Brooklyn Lions / Horsemen (1926), a National Football League and first American Football League merged franchise
- Brooklyn Tigers, later Rochester Tigers, members of the second American Football League 1936–1937
Other sports
- Brooklyn (cycling team), an Italian professional cycling team 1970–1977
- Brooklyn Dodgers, Major League Baseball team that became the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958
- Brooklyn Nets, a professional basketball team in the NBA
- Brooklyn, a term used in bowling
Other uses
- Brooklyn (cocktail), a whiskey cocktail
- Apache Brooklyn, software in Apache Incubator