- pronunciation:
- nu
york
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- Word History
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an eastern U.S. state between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic; New York State (abbr.: NY)
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| definition 2: |
a metropolis in the southeast corner of this state; New York City.
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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.