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New York

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noun

(1) A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

(2) One of the British colonies that formed the United States

(3) The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center

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English

Proper noun

The largest city in New York State, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey state

New York is a former capital of the USA.
A state of the United States of America and former colony

The capital of New York is Albany, not New York City.

Synonyms

the Empire State, New York State, NY Big Apple, New Amsterdam, New York City, NY, NY, NY, NYC

Adjective

Of a style, particularly of food, originating in New York.
- 2004, Jeffrey Taylor, A Gentlemen Drunk, ISBN 097270471X, page 52
  
  Alcoholism is a disease and an illnes. Its insanity has revented me from finding my Higher Power, good coffee, intoxicating chocolate, and a New York delicatessen here in Utopia.

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