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Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound proper noun: a sound in the United States separating Long Island, New York, from Connecticut, New England, ending at the western narrow end at New York Harbor.

Proper noun

Long Island Sound

  1. A sound in the United States separating Long Island, New York, from Connecticut, New England, ending at the western narrow end at New York Harbor.

Origin of Long Island Sound

Long Island+sound

Questions about Long Island Sound

What does Long Island Sound mean?
Long Island Sound means a sound in the United States separating Long Island, New York, from Connecticut, New England, ending at the western narrow end at New York Harbor.
What part of speech is Long Island Sound?
Long Island Sound is a proper noun.

Words near Long Island Sound in the dictionary

  1. long ints
  2. Long Island
  3. Long Island City
  4. Long Island Iced Tea
  5. Long Island iced teas
  6. Long Island Sound
  7. Long Islander
  8. Long Islanders
  9. Long Islands
  10. Long Itchington
  11. Long Jetty

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