New York City

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New York City

proper noun

  1. 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.

    Similar: Big Apple, City of New York, New York, Gotham

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name largest city in the United States

EspañolNueva York
한국어뉴욕 Nyuyok
日本語ニューヨーク Nyūyōku, 紐育 Nyūyōku, ニューヨークシティ Nyūyōkushiti, ニューヨーク市 Nyūyōku-shi
中文紐約 /纽约 Niǔyuē
हिन्दीन्यूयॉर्क nyūyŏrk, न्यू यार्क nyū yārk
KiswahiliNew York
PortuguêsNova Iorque
FrançaisNew York, Ville de New York, Nouvelle-York
DeutschNew York City, New York, Neuyork
ItalianoNew York, Nuova York, Nuova Iorca
ΕλληνικάΝέα Υόρκη Néa Yórki
RomânăNew York
РусскийНью-Йо́рк Nʹju-Jórk
Tiếng ViệtNiu Oóc
العربيةنِيُويُورْك niyūyūrk, نِيُو يُورْك niyū yūrk
עבריתנְיוּ יוֹרְק nyu york

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@misc{new_york_city_2026,
  title = {New York City},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/new%20york%20city},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}