Harlem
pronunciation
How to pronounce Harlem in British English:
UK [ˈhɑ:ləm]
How to pronounce Harlem in American English:
US [ˈhɑrləm]
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- Noun:
- a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
Word Origin
- Harlem
- Manhattan district, used figuratively for "African-American culture" by 1925. The N.Y. community was founded 1658 and originally named Nieuw Haarlem for Haarlem in Netherlands, which probably is from Dutch haar "height" + lem "silt," in reference to its position on a slight elevation on the banks of the Spaarne River. The black population grew rapidly in the decade after World War I. Related: Harlemese.
Example
- 1. The harlem lawmaker is not the only one under investigation .
- 2. The next lion of harlem may well be latino-or latina .
- 3. Her pictures were mostly of spanish harlem and the lower east side .
- 4. The decline of the old harlem machine is creating a vacuum which other minority groups from brooklyn and queens can fill .
- 5. North of central park , harlem and other upper manhattan neighborhoods are a relative bargain , but prices are rising quickly .