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Which part of New York City was called broken land by the Dutch?
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∙ 12y ago
Brooklyn. The Dutch (who were the first Europeans to settle New York City) named it "Breukelen," which means "broken land." They named it Breukelen after a municipality in the province of Utrecht, in their homeland of the Netherlands (there is a New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn, too). Eventually, the name evolved from "Breukelen" to "Brooklyn."
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What did Dutch call New York City?
In history when the Dutch settled in Manhattan, they called it New Amsterdam.
Is Harlem located in Netherlands?
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What was New York called in the 1600's?
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Did Amsterdam first occupy New York City?
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What was the first Dutch colony?
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