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Bronx meaning

  1. A borough of New York City, New York, United States.
  2. A river downstate in New York State; in full, Bronx River.

Synonyms of Bronx

Using Bronx

  • The main meaning on this page is: A borough of New York City, New York, United States. | A river downstate in New York State; in full, Bronx River.
  • Useful related words include: borough.
  • In the example corpus, bronx often appears in combinations such as: the bronx, bronx and, bronx on.

Context around Bronx

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 14 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Bronx

  • In this selection, "bronx" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, west, present, south, county, river and history stand out and add context to how "bronx" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the bronx and of the bronx. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bronx" sits close to words such as aggregate, bounced and brutality, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bronx

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Video: Man Opens Fire On Crowded Bronx StreetThere was a recent scare on the streets of the Bronx. (18 words)

Rumble in the Bronx was a 1995 Jackie Chan kung-fu film, another which popularised the Bronx to international audiences. (20 words)

The 1981 film Fort Apache, The Bronx is another film that used the Bronx's gritty image for its storyline. (20 words)

The History Channel states under the headline “Hip hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx” that “it came to life precisely on August 11, 1973, at a birthday party in the recreation room of an apartment building in the west Bronx”. (44 words)

BRONX, NY — The New York City Police Department has issued a call for public assistance in locating Lordes Patricia Guaman, a 12-year-old girl reported missing on Friday, October 27. She resides within the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx. (40 words)

The Bronx's gritty urban life had worked its way into the movies even earlier, with depictions of the " Bronx cheer ", a loud flatulent-like sound of disapproval, allegedly first made by New York Yankees fans. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents A History of the Bronx Latino, Mott Haven, the Bronx: A Historic District Turns Fifty, through May.

Bronx Borough President Diaz has urged the de Blasio administration to instead build that jail at 900 Sheridan Avenue, where Bronx Family Court is currently located and next door to the Bronx Hall of Justice.

BRONX, NY – A former NYC Department of Correction officer, a Rikers Island inmate, and a Bronx civilian have been recently indicted for smuggling a cellphone into the Rikers Island jail.

BRONX, NY — The New York City Police Department has issued a call for public assistance in locating Lordes Patricia Guaman, a 12-year-old girl reported missing on Friday, October 27. She resides within the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx.

Stanley Schlein, the lawyer with deep ties to the Bronx Democratic Party and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), just registered as a lobbyist for Bally’s.

The History Channel states under the headline “Hip hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx” that “it came to life precisely on August 11, 1973, at a birthday party in the recreation room of an apartment building in the west Bronx”.

Clark said the defendant, Jose Reyes, 69, from the South Bronx was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Margaret Clancy for second-degree murder.

Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition at a Gala at Manhattan College, 3900 Waldo Avenue, The Bronx, on Friday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m.

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Vampires vs. the Bronx is a coming-of-age horror comedy that follows a trio of best friends living their lives day by day in a rapidly gentrifying Bronx neighborhood.

Trinidadian national, Virgil Mitchell of the Bronx is a free man after being cleared of murder charges by the Bronx DA after spending two years in jail.

Video: Man Opens Fire On Crowded Bronx StreetThere was a recent scare on the streets of the Bronx.

For the update to the Bronx River Watershed Management Plan, the County was awarded $245,428 for work in partnership with the Bronx River Watershed Alliance.

The single Republican in the Bronx had relatives come so that Ted Cruz could be seen with people in the Bronx.

Eight members of the New York City Council represent districts wholly within the Bronx (11–18), while a ninth represents a Manhattan district (8) that also includes a small area of the Bronx.

In 1874, the western portion of the present Bronx County, was transferred to New York County; and in 1895 the remainder of the present Bronx County, was also transferred to New York County.

Much of the West Bronx's street numbering carries over from upper Manhattan, but does not match it exactly; East 132nd Street is the lowest numbered street in the Bronx.

Rumble in the Bronx was a 1995 Jackie Chan kung-fu film, another which popularised the Bronx to international audiences.

Since 1914, the Bronx has had the same boundaries as Bronx County, a county of New York and the third most densely populated county in the United States.

The 1981 film Fort Apache, The Bronx is another film that used the Bronx's gritty image for its storyline.

The Bronx's gritty urban life had worked its way into the movies even earlier, with depictions of the " Bronx cheer ", a loud flatulent-like sound of disapproval, allegedly first made by New York Yankees fans.

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Common combinations with bronx

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bronx" in a sentence?
An example: "The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents A History of the Bronx Latino, Mott Haven, the Bronx: A Historic District Turns Fifty, through May." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bronx" from authentic English texts.
What does "bronx" mean?
Bronx means: A borough of New York City, New York, United States.
What are synonyms of "bronx"?
Common synonyms of "bronx" include: borough.
How many example sentences with "bronx" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "bronx", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.