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English noun: New York

1. New York (location) the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center


SynonymsGreater New York, New York City


Instance hypernymcity, metropolis, point of entry, port of entry, urban center


Part holonymBronx, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Columbia, Columbia University, Cooper Union, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, East River, Empire State Building, George Washington Bridge, Greenwich Village, ground zero, Harlem River, Manhattan, Manhattan Island, New Amsterdam, New York Bay, Queens, Queensboro Bridge, Staten Island, twin towers, Verrazano Narrows, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Village, World Trade Center, WTC


Part meronymEmpire State, New York, New York State, NY

2. New York (location) a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies


SynonymsEmpire State, New York State, NY


Instance hypernymAmerican state


Part holonymAdirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, Albany, Allegheny, Allegheny River, American Falls, Bedloe's Island, Binghamton, Buffalo, capital of New York, Catskill Mountains, Catskills, Champlain, Cooperstown, Cornell University, Delaware, Delaware River, Erie Canal, Greater New York, Hudson, Hudson River, Ithaca, Kingston, Lake Champlain, Liberty Island, Long Island, Mohawk River, New Netherland, New York, New York City, Newburgh, Niagara, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Susquehanna, Susquehanna River, Syracuse, Taconic Mountains, Tappan Zee Bridge, Utica, Watertown, West Point


Part meronymAmerica, Mid-Atlantic states, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA


Domain region membersbattle of Saratoga, Saratoga

3. New York (location) one of the British colonies that formed the United States


Instance hypernymColony


Domain region membersFort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga









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