English > Greater New York: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | New York, New York City |
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| Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
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| port of entry, point of entry | A port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise |
| Part of | New York, New York State, Empire State, NY, N.Y. | A Mid-Atlantic state |
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| Parts | Bronx | A borough of New York City |
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| Bronx-Whitestone Bridge | A suspension bridge across the East River in New York City |
| Brooklyn | A borough of New York City |
| Brooklyn Bridge | A suspension bridge across the East River in New York City |
| Columbia University, Columbia | A university in New York City |
| Cooper Union, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences |
| East River | A tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn |
| Empire State Building | A skyscraper built in New York City in 1931 |
| George Washington Bridge | A suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey |
| Greenwich Village, Village | A mainly residential district of Manhattan |
| Harlem River | A channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx |
| Manhattan | One of the five boroughs of New York City |
| Manhattan Island | An island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located |
| New Amsterdam | A settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island |
| New York Bay | A bay of the North Atlantic |
| Queens | A borough of New York City |
| Queensboro Bridge | A cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens |
| Staten Island | A borough of New York City |
| Verrazano-Narrows Bridge | A suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island |
| Verrazano Narrows | A narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn |
| World Trade Center, WTC, twin towers | twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City |
| ground zero | The site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed |
| Spanish | New York City, New York, Nova York, Nueva York |
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| Catalan | New York City, New York, Nova York |
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