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Ellis Island

Ellis Island proper noun: a 27.5-acre island in the states of New Jersey and New York where millions of immigrants and others were processed, up until the 1950s.

ellis island: a 27.5-acre island in the states of New Jersey and New York where millions of immigrants and others...
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Proper noun

Ellis Island

  1. A 27.5-acre island in the states of New Jersey and New York where millions of immigrants and others were processed, up until the 1950s.

Origin of Ellis Island

Named after Samuel Ellis, who bought the island in the late 18th century.

Words formed from Ellis Island

Questions about Ellis Island

What does Ellis Island mean?
Ellis Island means a 27.5-acre island in the states of New Jersey and New York where millions of immigrants and others were processed, up until the 1950s.
What part of speech is Ellis Island?
Ellis Island is a proper noun.

Words near Ellis Island in the dictionary

  1. elliptospherocones
  2. elliptospheroconic
  3. ellipts
  4. Ellis
  5. Ellis County
  6. Ellis Island
  7. Ellis Lane
  8. Ellis-Van Creveld syndrome
  9. Ellisburg
  10. ellisellid
  11. ellisellids

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