English Explanatory Dictionary

Staten Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

Stătĭn īlĕnd /ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/ [ˈst̪æɾ̪̥ᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪] [ˈst̪æʔᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪] En-NYC-Staten Island.ogg Stăt(ə̆)nīlən /ˌstæt(ə̆)nˈaɪ.lən(d)/ [ˌst̪æt̪ⁿn̩ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪n̩(ᵈ)] [ˌst̪æʔn̩ˈaɪ̯ʟn̩(ᵈ)] En-NYC-Staten Island (contracted).ogg

Word forms

Staten Island

Etymology

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

Derived words

Staten Islander
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