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Empire State Building

Empire State Building proper noun: a skyscraper in New York City, the tallest in the world from 1931–72.

empire state building: a skyscraper in New York City, the tallest in the world from 1931–72
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Proper noun

Empire State Building

  1. A skyscraper in New York City, the tallest in the world from 1931–72.

Origin of Empire State Building

Empire State + building

Questions about Empire State Building

What does Empire State Building mean?
Empire State Building means a skyscraper in New York City, the tallest in the world from 1931–72.
What part of speech is Empire State Building?
Empire State Building is a proper noun.

Words near Empire State Building in the dictionary

  1. Empire of China
  2. Empire of Japan
  3. Empire of Manchuria
  4. empire silhouette
  5. Empire State
  6. Empire State Building
  7. Empire State of the South
  8. Empire Stater
  9. Empire style
  10. Empire Vale
  11. empire waist

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