[brongks] 
| 1. | the, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 1,168,972; 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km). |
| 2. | a cocktail of gin, sweet and dry vermouth, and orange juice. |
| Bronx (brŏngks) A borough of New York City in southeast New York on the mainland north of Manhattan. The Bronx was first settled by Jonas Bronck (died c. 1643), a Dane in the service of the Dutch West India Company, and became part of Greater New York in 1898. Population: 1,360,000. |