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Brooklyn
BRUUK-luhn
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A populous borough of New York City, and a female or unisex given name derived from the place name.
"She grew up in Brooklyn before moving to Manhattan."
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Etymology
From Dutch Breukelen, from broek ("wetland, marsh").