Harlem
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Harlem
- /ˈhɑː(ɹ)ləm/
Where it comes from
(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.
proper noun
- 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. Holonyms: Manhattan < New York < New York < United States < North America < Earth, World
- Obsolete form of Haarlem: a city in Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dowling, projects, ghetto, hood, slum, inner-city, skid-row, backstreets, tenements, barrio, favela, shantytown, tenderloin, marble hill, nomad, new york
Translations
Talk about this word "Harlem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harlem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Harlem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harlem "Harlem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harlem.Cite this
@misc{harlem_2026,
title = {Harlem},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harlem},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
