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New York

  • /(ˌ)n(j)u ˈjɔɹk/ US
  • /ˌnu ˈjɔək/ New York City
  • /ˌnjuː ˈjɔːk/ UK
  • /ˌnu ˈjoək/
  • /ˌnu ˈjɔək/
  • [ˌnʊu̯ ˈjɔo̯k]

Where it comes from

From New + York. The name was chosen in honor of James, Duke of York, the original proprietor of the Province 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.

    Similar: 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.

    Similar: 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.

    Similar: 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.

    Similar: 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.

    Similar: 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).

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name state of the United States of America

EspañolNueva York, estado de Nueva York
한국어뉴욕 Nyuyok
日本語ニューヨーク Nyūyōku, 紐育 Nyūyōku, ニューヨーク州 Nyūyōku-shū
中文紐約州 /纽约州 Niǔ Yuē zhōu, 紐約 /纽约 Niǔyuē
हिन्दीन्यूयॉर्क nyūyŏrk, न्यू यार्क nyū yārk
PortuguêsNova Iorque, Nova York
FrançaisNew York, État de New York
DeutschNew York, New-York, Neuyork
ItalianoNew York, Nuova York, Nuova Iorca, Stato di New York
ΕλληνικάΝέα Υόρκη Néa Yórki, Πολιτεία Νέας Υόρκης Politeía Néas Yórkis
РусскийНью-Йо́рк Nʹju-Jórk
Tiếng ViệtNữu Ước, Niu Oóc
العربيةنِيُويُورْك niyūyūrk, نِيُو يُورْك niyū yūrk
עבריתנְיוּ יוֹרְק nyu-yórk

name urban-type settlement in Toretsk, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Ukraine

РусскийНью-Йо́рк Nʹju-Jórk, Новгоро́дское Novgoródskoje

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@misc{new_york_2026,
  title = {New York},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/new%20york},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}