- pronunciation:
- nu
york
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- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
New York is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write New York is NY.
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| definition 2: |
New York is a city in the state of New York. New York City has more people than any other city in the United States.
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| derivation: |
New Yorker (n.) |
New York was named for the English Duke of York in 1664, when the English sent a fleet of ships to capture the colony from the Dutch.