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New York

proper noun

  1. state in the Northeastern United States
  2. city in the state of New York
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌnjuː ˈjɔːk/ / /(ˌ)n(j)u ˈjɔɹk/ / /ˌnu ˈjɔək/

name

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

  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.

    After a passing driver yelled at Aisha Lbhalla to “not blow up a building” and another man made obscene gestures and tailgated her on the way home, Lbhalla organized the self-defense class in Tennessee. She had heard about similar classes in New York and Los Angeles.

  2. A state of the United States.

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

    Entire states such as California, Illinois and New York are now sanctuaries, as well as major cities and counties such as Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the District of Columbia in the capital region, according to the list.

  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. 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.
  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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