Harlem

Meaning

1. Obsolete form of Haarlem: a city in Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighborhood in northern Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York State, United States, currently known for its black population and the culture thereof.

Etymology / origin

(New York City): From Dutch Nieuw Haarlem (“new Haarlem”), the original name of the area under the Dutch control, after Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands.

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