Meaning of Washington Heights | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
2. A census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States.
3. A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States.
4. A neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
5. A neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
6. A neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

Examples

“She uses broccoli rabe instead of aka takana (spicy mustard greens), shops in the Caribbean markets of her Washington Heights neighborhood for batatas rather than Japanese satsumaimo (yellow sweet potatoes), and has learned to love the local mofongo, the Dominican version of mashed plantains with lots of garlic.”

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