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Dumbo
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DUMBO dumbo
English
Etymology 1
See en DUMBO.
Proper noun
en DUMBO en neighborhood bor/Brooklyn city:suf/New York state:suf/New York c/USA a.
en Gairville
en 2016-06-09 w:Nikole Hannah-Jones Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City w:The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/magazine/choosing-a-school-for-my-daughter-in-a-segregated-city.html P.S. 8’s zone was expansive, stretching across Brooklyn Heights under the Manhattan bridge to the Dumbo neighborhood and Vinegar Hill, the neighborhood around P.S. 307. But gentrification overtook Dumbo, which hugs the East River and provides breathtaking views of the skyline and a quick commute to Manhattan. https://web.archive.org/web/20251120054220/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/magazine/choosing-a-school-for-my-daughter-in-a-segregated-city.html 20 November 2025
Etymology 2
Mandume, Angola
en
Proper noun
en town p:Suf/Bié c/Angola.
en Mandume
See also
Dumbo ear
Dumbo-eared