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Staten Island

Syllables: Sta·ten/ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/

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New York City/ˌstæt(ə̆)nˈaɪ.lən(d)/

Staten Island proper noun: a borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County.

Proper noun

Staten Island

  1. A borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County.

Staten Island meaning in Marathi and Indonesian

Staten Island in Marathi

borough of New York
स्टॅटन आयलंड sṭĕṭan āylaṇḍa

Staten Island in Indonesian

borough of New York
Pulau Staten

Origin of Staten Island

Borrowed from Dutch Stateneiland (obsolete spelling Staaten Eylandt), from Staten-Generaal (“States General of the Netherlands”) + eiland (“island”).

Words formed from Staten Island

Questions about Staten Island

What does Staten Island mean?
Staten Island means a borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County.
What is Staten Island in Marathi?
Staten Island in Marathi is स्टॅटन आयलंड (sṭĕṭan āylaṇḍa). See Staten Island meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Staten Island?
Staten Island is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Staten Island?
Staten Island is pronounced /ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/.

Words near Staten Island in the dictionary

  1. statements of claim
  2. statements of intent
  3. statemonger
  4. statemongers
  5. Staten
  6. Staten Island
  7. Staten Islander
  8. Staten Islanders
  9. Statens
  10. Statenville
  11. stateprison

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