Brook ‧ lyn /ˈbrʊklən, ˈbrʊklɪn/ BrE AmE
an industrial and international port area of New York City, and one of the city's five ↑ borough s . It is known as an area where people of many different races live. People from Brooklyn often have a very strong ↑ accent (=way of pronouncing words) which is easy to recognize.