New York City
New York City proper noun: the largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast.
Proper noun
New York City
- The largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast.
- On May 11, 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat, disembarked in the bustling harbor of New York City. He had crossed the ocean to try to understand the implications for European civilization of the new experiment in democracy on the far side of the Atlantic.1964, John F. Kennedy, A Nation of Immigrants, Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1
- I always wanted a real home with flowers on the window sill,
But if you want to live in New York City, honey, you know I will.1971, Carole King, Toni Stern, “Where You Lead”, in Tapestry, performed by Carole King, Ode Records
- Synonyms:
- The Big Apple, City of New York, New York, Gotham
New York City meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
New York City in Hindi
- largest city in the United States
- न्यूयॉर्क nyūyŏrk, न्यू यार्क nyū yārk
New York City in Tamil
- largest city in the United States
- நியூயார்க் niyūyārk, நியூயார்க்கு நகரம் niyūyārkku nakaram
New York City in Marathi
- largest city in the United States
- न्यू यॉर्क nyū yŏrka
New York City in Urdu
- largest city in the United States
- نْیُو یارْک nyū yārk
More languagesFewer languages
- New York City in Bengali
- নিউ ইয়র্ক niu iẏork
- New York City in Telugu
- న్యూయార్క్ nyūyārk
- New York City in Malayalam
- ന്യൂയോർക്ക് nyūyōṟkkŭ
- New York City in Kannada
- ನ್ಯೂ ಯಾರ್ಕ್ nyū yārk
- New York City in Punjabi
- ਨਿਊਯਾਰਕ niūyārak
- New York City in Gujarati
- ન્યૂયોર્ક nyūyork
- New York City in Odia
- ନ୍ୟୁ ୟୋର୍କ nyu yorka
- New York City in Sinhala
- නිව්යෝක් niwyōk
- New York City in Nepali
- न्यू योर्क nyū yorka
- New York City in Pashto
- نیو یارک
- New York City in Tagalog
- New York
- New York City in Arabic
- نِيُويُورْك niyūyūrk, نِيُو يُورْك niyū yūrk
- New York City in Malay
- New York
- New York City in Indonesian
- New York
- New York City in Persian
- نْیویورک nyuyork
- New York City in Thai
- นิวยอร์กซิตี niu-yɔ́ɔk-sí-dtîi, นครนิวยอร์ก, นิวยอร์ก niu-yɔ̀ɔk
- New York City in Vietnamese
- Niu Oóc
- New York City in Myanmar
- နယူးယောက် na.yu:yauk
Synonyms of New York City
- The Big Apple
- City of New York
- New York
- Gotham
Words formed from New York City
Questions about New York City
- What does New York City mean?
- New York City means the largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast.
- What is New York City in Hindi?
- New York City in Hindi is न्यूयॉर्क (nyūyŏrk), न्यू यार्क (nyū yārk). See New York City meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is New York City?
- New York City is a proper noun.
Words near New York City in the dictionary
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