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.
   • After a passing driver yelled at Aisha Lbhalla to “not blow up a building” and another man made obscene gestures and tailgated her on the way home, Lbhalla organized the self-defense class in Tennessee. She had heard about similar classes in New York and Los Angeles.2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021

   Synonyms:

   Big Apple, City of New York, New Amsterdam, New York City, NY, NYC, NY, NY, Gotham

2. A state of the United States.
   • The capital of New York State is Albany, not New York City.
   • Entire states such as California, Illinois and New York are now sanctuaries, as well as major cities and counties such as Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the District of Columbia in the capital region, according to the list.2018 May 10, Stephen Dinan, “Half of all Americans now live in ‘sanctuaries’ protecting immigrants”, in The Washington Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2018

   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).
7. A settlement in Hartwith cum Winsley parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1962).
8. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4292).
9. A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3270).