Associations to the word «Brooklyn»

Wiktionary

BROOKLYN, proper noun. A borough of New York City. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
BROOKLYN, proper noun. A female given name of modern usage, also spelled Brooklynn.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE, proper noun. A suspension bridge in New York, connecting boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River.

Dictionary definition

BROOKLYN, noun. A borough of New York City.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats