Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harlem

/ˈhɑː(ɹ)ləm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: harlem
IPA: /ˈhɑː(ɹ)ləm/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

Obsolete form of Haarlem: a city in Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: Manhattan < New York < New York < United States < North America < Earth, World"
"This really was Harlem, and now all the stories which I had heard of the city-within-a-city leaped alive in my mind."

Etymology

(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.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Usage

Obsolete

Derived Forms

Harlemer Harlemese Harlemite Scarlem SoHa

Phrases

Harlem Renaissance

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce harlem?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑː(ɹ)ləm/.
What does harlem mean?: 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.
Where does harlem come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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