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BROOKLYN BRIDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Brooklyn Bridge mean?
• BROOKLYN BRIDGE (noun)
The noun BROOKLYN BRIDGE has 1 sense:
1. a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
Familiarity information: BROOKLYN BRIDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
suspension bridge (a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends)
Holonyms ("Brooklyn Bridge" is a part of...):
Greater New York; New York; New York City (the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center)
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