harlem

Har-lem · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City, historically significant as a center of African American culture.

  2. 2.

    (attributive) Relating to or characteristic of Harlem, especially its African American cultural heritage.

Related words

See also: Manhattan, jazz, renaissance

Etymology

Named after Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands, by Dutch settlers in the 17th century.