English Explanatory Dictionary

Long Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The biggest and longest island of the contiguous United States, located in the state of New York.
  2. region of New York state consisting of Nassau County and Suffolk County, to the exclusion of Brooklyn and Queens (the parts of the island found in New York City).
  3. An island of Antigua and Barbuda.
  4. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Synonym: Carpenter.
noun
  1. A Long Island iced tea.
name
  1. A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas.

Pronunciation

/ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/ /ˌlɑŋ ˈaɪlənd/ [ˌɫɔə̯ŋ(ɡ̊)ˈɑɪ̯ɫənd̥] /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/

Word forms

Long Island Long Islands

Etymology

* (New York) Calque of Dutch Lange Eylandt, e.g. early 't Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs. * (Antigua and Barbuda) The island is named for its elongated shape.

Synonyms

Yuma Fernandina

Related words

LIRR

Derived words

Lawn Guyland Long Island City Long Islander Long Island iced tea Long Island Sound Strong Island

Translations

Algonquin: Paumanok Chinese Mandarin: 長島 /长岛 Finnish: Long Island Georgian: ლონგ-აილენდი Italian: Long Island Japanese: ロングアイランド Russian: Лонг-А́йленд Spanish: Long Island
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