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HARLEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Harlem mean?
• HARLEM (noun)
The noun HARLEM has 1 sense:
1. a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
Familiarity information: HARLEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city district (a district of a town or city)
Holonyms ("Harlem" is a part of...):
Manhattan (one of the five boroughs of New York City)
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