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Staten Island en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • [ˌst̪æʔn̩ˈaɪ̯ʟn̩(ᵈ)] (New-York-City, colloquial, informal)
  • [ˌst̪æt̪ⁿn̩ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪n̩(ᵈ)] (New-York-City, colloquial, informal)
  • [ˈst̪æʔᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪] New York City, emphatic, slow speech
  • /ˌstæt(ə̆)nˈaɪ.lən(d)/ (New-York-City, colloquial, informal)
  • (New-York-City) audio
  • /ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/ New York City, emphatic, slow speech
  • Stătĭn īlĕnd New York City, emphatic, slow speech
  • Stăt(ə̆)nīlən (New-York-City, colloquial, informal) d
  • [ˈst̪æɾ̪̥ᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪] New York City, emphatic, slow speech
  • (New-York-City) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Deriveds

Staten Islander

Translations (11)

ru Ста́тен-А́йленд (borough of New York) · cmn 史坦頓島 /史坦顿岛 (borough of New York) · bg Статън Айлънд (borough of New York) · ka სტატენ-აილენდი (borough of New York) · mr स्टॅटन आयलंड (borough of New York) · cmn 斯塔滕島 /斯塔滕岛 (borough of New York) · ka სტეიტენ-აილენდი (borough of New York) · cmn 史泰登島 /史泰登岛 (borough of New York) · eo Staten-Insulo (borough of New York) · id Pulau Staten (borough of New York) · ru Стэ́йтен-А́йленд (borough of New York)

wikipedia: States General of the Netherlands