Long Island

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/, [ˌlɔəŋ(ɡ) ˈɑɪlənd]
• (British) IPA: /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/

Proper noun

1. .
   • 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:

     B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village.

Related terms

• LIRR

Translations

• Italian: Long Island
• Russian: Лонг-А́йленд
• Spanish: Long Island

Proper noun

1. .

Synonyms

• Yuma (original Arawak name)
• Fernandina (name by Christopher Columbus)

Translations

• Spanish: Long Island

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