English Explanatory Dictionary

Coney Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, known for its boardwalk and amusement parks.
noun
  1. A Coney Island hot dog.
  2. A type of restaurant selling Coney Island hot dogs, popular in the northern United States, particularly in Michigan.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Coney Island (“hot dog”).

Word forms

Coney Island Coney Islands

Etymology

From Dutch Konijneneiland, from konijn[en] (“rabbit[s]”) + eiland (“island”), literally “island of rabbits”; equivalent to cony + island.

Derived words

Coney Island hot dog Coney Island mirror Coney Island whitefish
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