Staten island

/ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/ name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A borough and island of New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Stateneiland (obsolete spelling Staaten Eylandt), from Staten-Generaal (“States General of the Netherlands”) + eiland (“island”).

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