New york

//ˌnjuː ˈjɔːk// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey in addition to Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

    "New York is a former capital of the USA."

  2. 2
    A state of the United States.

    "The capital of New York State is Albany, not New York City."

  3. 3
    New York County, a county of New York, coterminous with the Borough of Manhattan.

    "The New York County District Attorney only has jurisdiction in Manhattan; each of the five boroughs of New York City elects its own DA."

  4. 4
    A former colony of England, from 1664 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, which became the US state of the same name. historical
  5. 5
    A settlement in Toretsk urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (co-ordinates: 48°19′55″N 37°50′11″E).

    "In my recent strategic update, I go into great detail about how Russians want to encircle New York, which is located right between Chasiv Yar and Avdiivka."

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  1. 6
    A few places in England:; A village in Wildmore parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2455).
  2. 7
    A few places in England:; A settlement in Hartwith cum Winsley parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1962).
  3. 8
    A few places in England:; A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4292).
  4. 9
    A few places in England:; A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3270).

Etymology

From New + York. The name was chosen in honor of James, Duke of York, the original proprietor of the Province of New York.

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