Bronx

Bronx  (brngks)

A borough of New York City in southeast New York on the mainland north of Manhattan. The Bronx was first settled by Jonas Bronck (died c. 1643), a Dane in the service of the Dutch West India Company, and became part of Greater New York in 1898. Population: 1,360,000.

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Bronx [brɒŋks]

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(Placename) the. a borough of New York City, on the mainland, separated from Manhattan by the Harlem River. Pop.: 1 203 789 (1990)

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Bronx - a borough of New York City           Greater New York, New York, New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center