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Bronx

[brongks]

noun

  1. the, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km).

  2. a cocktail of gin, sweet and dry vermouth, and orange juice.



Bronx

/ ɒŋ /

noun

  1. a borough of New York City, on the mainland, separated from Manhattan by the Harlem River. Pop: 1 363 198 (2003 est)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • Bronxite noun
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During jury selection, the juror indicated on a questionnaire that he lived in the Bronx area of New York.

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Dylan Lopez Contreras had, in good faith, shown up at his immigration hearing in the Bronx last month with his mother, where the judge dismissed the deportation case against him.

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Pyatt grew up in the Bronx, New York City’s poorest borough, but tested well enough to attend a private school.

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“Let’s go, Yankees,” the fans in the right-field seats of Angel Stadium bellowed, much like the “Bleacher Creatures” would back in the Bronx.

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“It’s a socialist move that goes against the American Dream,” said Nallely De Jesus, vice president of a company that runs five supermarkets in the Bronx.

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