English Explanatory Dictionary

Harlem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A neighborhood in northern Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York State, United States, currently known for its black population and the culture thereof.
  2. Obsolete form of Haarlem: a city in Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɑː(ɹ)ləm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Harlem.wav

Word forms

Harlem

Etymology

(New York City): From Dutch Nieuw Haarlem (“new Haarlem”), the original name of the area under the Dutch control, after Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands.

Related words

Upper West Side Upper East Side Lower East Side Wall Street World Trade Center Battery Bronx Queens Brooklyn Staten Island

Derived words

Harlem Renaissance
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