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N.Y.

N.Y. is the initialism of New York.

Meaning of New York

Proper noun

New York

  1. The largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey in addition to Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
    • New York is a former capital of the USA.
  2. A state of the United States.
    • The capital of New York State is Albany, not New York City.
    Synonyms:
    the Empire State, New York State, NY, NYS, State of New York
  3. New York County, a county of New York, coterminous with the Borough of Manhattan.
    • The New York County District Attorney only has jurisdiction in Manhattan; each of the five boroughs of New York City elects its own DA.
    Synonyms:
    Borough of Manhattan, Manhattan
  4. (historical) A former colony of England, from 1664 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, which became the US state of the same name.
    Synonyms:
    Province of New York
  5. A settlement in Toretsk urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (co-ordinates: 48°19′55″N 37°50′11″E).
    • In my recent strategic update, I go into great detail about how Russians want to encircle New York, which is located right between Chasiv Yar and Avdiivka.2024 February 20, RFU News — Reporting from Ukraine, 5:25 from the start, in 20 Feb: INCREDIBLE! Ukrainians BREAK BEHIND RUSSIAN LINES AND BOMB THEM | War in Ukraine Explained (video), YouTube
    Synonyms:
    Niu-York, Novhorodske
  6. A village in Wildmore parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2455).

See all 9 meanings of New York

Forms of N.Y.

alternative formNY
alternative formN. Y.

Words formed from N.Y.

Questions about N.Y.

What is N.Y. the initialism of?
N.Y. is the initialism of New York.

Words near N.Y. in the dictionary

  1. N.S.A.
  2. n.s.g.
  3. N.S.W.
  4. N.V.
  5. N.W.T.
  6. N.Y.
  7. N.Y.C.
  8. N.Z.
  9. n/a
  10. N/D
  11. n/m

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Adapted from Wiktionary: N.Y. (page history and authors); New York (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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