Definition
A person who is from or lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Etymology
From 'Brooklyn' (named after Breuckelen, a Dutch settlement) plus '-ite' (a common suffix for residents of places). The '-ite' ending was popularized for place-based demonyms in the 19th century.
Kelly Says
Brooklyn was named after a town in the Netherlands, not the other way around—and Brooklyn became so famous that 'Brooklynite' entered dictionaries as a standard demonym, unlike many other neighborhoods that never get their own word.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብሩክሊን ህዝብ
bri-uk-lin hiz-b
ARالعربية
سَكَّان بُرُوكْلِين
sakkan burūkliin
BNবাংলা
ব্রুকলিনবাসী
brok-lin-ba-shi
CACatalà
veí de Brooklyn
ve-i de brok-lin
CSČeština
obyvatel Brooklynu
o-by-va-tel brok-ly-nu
DADansk
indbygger i Brooklyn
in-bygger i brok-lin
DEDeutsch
Brooklyn-Bewohner
brook-lin-bə-voːnər
ELΕλληνικά
κατοικητής του Μπρούκλιν
ka-toik-i-tis tou brouk-lin
ESEspañol
brooklynense
brok-lin-en-se
FAفارسی
مهاجری بروکلین
mah-a-jer broo-k-lin
FISuomi
brooklynlainen
brook-lin-lai-nen
FRFrançais
habitant de Brooklyn
a-bi-tan de brok-lin
GUGU
બ્રુકલિનવાસી
brook-lin-vaasi
HAHA
mutumin Brooklyn
mu-ti-min brok-lin
HEעברית
תושב ברוקלין
to-shev brok-lin
HIहिन्दी
ब्रुकलिनवासी
brook-lin-vaasi
HUMagyar
brooklyni
brook-li-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
penduduk Brooklyn
pen-du-duk brok-lin
IGIG
ndị Brooklyn
ndi brok-lin
ITItaliano
abitante di Brooklyn
a-bi-tan-te di brok-lin
JA日本語
ブルックリン人
burukkurin-jin
KKKK
Бруклин адамдары
brook-lin a-dam-dar-y
KMKM
ន្គរប្រ៊ុកលីន
n-gor pra-brook-lin
KO한국어
브루클린 사람
beureukkeulin saram
MRMR
ब्रुकलिनचे रहिवासी
brook-lin-che ra-hi-va-si
MSBahasa Melayu
penduduk Brooklyn
pen-du-duk brok-lin
MYမြန်မာ
ဘရောက်လင်း လူ
ba-ro-uk-lin loo
NLNederlands
bewoner van Brooklyn
be-won-er van brok-lin
NONorsk
innbygger i Brooklyn
in-bygger i brok-lin
PAPA
ਬਰੂਕਲਿਨ ਵਾਸੀ
broo-k-lin va-asi
PLPolski
mieszkaniec Brooklynu
mi-shkan-iec brok-lin-u
PTPortuguês
habitante de Brooklyn
a-bi-tan-te de brok-lin
RORomână
locuitor al Brooklynu
lo-ku-i-tor al brok-li-nu
RUРусский
Житель Бруклина
zhi-tel broo-kli-na
SVSvenska
Brooklynbo
brok-lin-bo
SWKiswahili
mka Brooklyn
m-ka brok-lin
TAதமிழ்
பிரூக்ளின்வாசிகள்
p-ri-uk-lin-va-asi-gal
TEతెలుగు
బ్రూక్లిన్ వాసి
broo-kli-n va-si
THไทย
ผู้อยู่อาศัยในบรู클ิน
phu-oi-yu-a-sai nai broo-klin
TLTL
taga-Brooklyn
ta-ga-brok-lin
TRTürkçe
Brooklyn sakini
brok-lin sa-ki-ni
UKУкраїнська
мешканець Брукліна
mesh-kan-ets broo-kli-na
URاردو
بروکلین والا
broo-k-lin wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người Brooklyn
nguoi brok-lin
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ Brooklyn
e-ko brok-lin
ZH中文
布鲁克林人
bù lù kē lín rén
ZUZU
abantu base Brooklyn
a-ban-tu ba-se brok-lin