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Brooklyn Pronunciation
Brooklyn is pronounced BRUU-kluhn, IPA /ˈbrʊklən/.
BRUU-kluhn
US /ˈbrʊklən/
Syllables: BRUU · kluhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The most populous of the five boroughs of New York City.
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Brooklyn in a Sentence
- They moved to Brooklyn from Queens in 1998.
- The Brooklyn bridge took thirteen years to build.
- Brooklyn on its own would be one of the largest cities in the country.
Common Mispronunciations of Brooklyn
Not brook-LIN
The name leans forward, and its second half shrinks to a mumbled kluhn with no clear vowel in it.
Not BROH-kluhn
The oo is the short one of good, made with the lips barely rounded.
Tip: The name comes from the Dutch village Breukelen, which is why the spelling has two o letters and only one sound.
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