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New-York

New-York proper noun: a state of the United States.

Proper noun

New-York

  1. A state of the United States
  2. 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

Questions about New-York

What does New-York mean?
New-York means a state of the United States.
What part of speech is New-York?
New-York is a proper noun.

Words near New-York in the dictionary

  1. new-rich
  2. new-school
  3. new-wave
  4. new-wavish
  5. New-Wes-Valley
  6. New-York
  7. New-Yorkeress
  8. New-Yorkeresses
  9. New-Yorkian
  10. Newa
  11. Newah

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