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单词 brooklynite
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Brooklyniten.

Brit. /ˈbrʊklᵻnʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈbrʊkləˌnaɪt/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Brooklyn , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < Brooklyn, the name of a borough of New York City + -ite suffix1.Brooklyn was an independent city prior to the consolidation of the five present-day boroughs of New York City in 1898.
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn.
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1841 Ladies Compan. Nov. 20/1 The Brooklynites confidently expect their city to eclipse New York.
1898 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 5 Feb. 5/4 (headline) Brooklynites and Manhattanites intent on suicide attracted to the rural cemeteries [of Queens].
1945 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 6 Nov. 4/4 This 66-year-old Brooklynite is the oldest listed man okayed for active army duty.
2000 P. Beatty Tuff xi. 143 There's a weekend adage Brooklynites utter on nights such as this: ‘It's not where you're from, it's where you're at.’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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