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Bronx

Pronunciation: /brɒŋks/
Definition of Bronx
(the Bronx)
  • a borough in the north-east of New York City.

Origin:

named after Jonas Bronck, a Dutch settler who purchased land there in 1641

Bronx in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Bronx in the US English dictionary
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