| New York Abbr. NY or N.Y. 1. A state of the northeast United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. First explored by Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson, the region was claimed by the Dutch in 1624 but fell to the English in 1664-1667. The building of the Erie Canal and railroad lines in the 1820s and 1830s led to development of the western part of the state and great economic prosperity, establishing New York City as the financial center of the nation. Albany is the capital and New York City the largest city. Population: 19,300,000. 2. or New York City A city of southern New York on New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River. Founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam, it was renamed by the English in honor of the Duke of York. It is the largest city in the country and a financial, cultural, trade, shipping, and communications center. Originally consisting only of Manhattan Island, it was rechartered in 1898 to include the five present-day boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. Population: 8,210,000. New York  er n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  New York - 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 centerBronx-Whitestone Bridge - a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City Brooklyn Bridge - a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883 Columbia University, Columbia - a university in New York City Cooper Union, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art - university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences Empire State Building - a skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall George Washington Bridge - a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey Queensboro Bridge - a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens Verrazano-Narrows Bridge - a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island twin towers, World Trade Center, WTC - twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 ground zero - the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed Manhattan Island - an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located New Amsterdam - a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York Bronx - a borough of New York City Brooklyn - a borough of New York City Manhattan - one of the five boroughs of New York City Greenwich Village, Village - a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century Queens - a borough of New York City Staten Island - a borough of New York City East River - a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn Harlem River - a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx Verrazano Narrows - a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn New York Bay - a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River |
| 2. |  New York - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 coloniesbattle of Saratoga, Saratoga - a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated Cornell University - a university in Ithaca, New York Tappan Zee Bridge - a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Mid-Atlantic states - a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland Bedloe's Island, Liberty Island - an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956" New Netherland - a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664 Albany, capital of New York - state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river Buffalo - a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls) Cooperstown - a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Erie Canal - an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal Greater New York, New York, New York City - 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 Ithaca - a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga West Point - United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy Long Island - an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end Binghamton - a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania Kingston - a town on the Hudson River in New York Newburgh - a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters Niagara Falls - a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort Rochester - a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry Schenectady - a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal Syracuse - a city in central New York Utica - a city in central New York Saratoga Springs - a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing Watertown - a town in northern New York Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks - a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area Allegheny, Allegheny River - a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River American Falls - a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo) Catskill Mountains, Catskills - a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas Delaware, Delaware River - a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay Hudson, Hudson River - a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century Lake Champlain, Champlain - a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 Mohawk River - a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River Niagara, Niagara Falls - waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls Susquehanna, Susquehanna River - a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay | |
| 3. | New York - one of the British colonies that formed the United States Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga - a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775 |
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