New Yorknoun
/ˌnjuː ˈjɔːk//ˌnuː ˈjɔːrk/also New York City, /ˌnjuː ˌjɔːk ˈsɪt.i//ˌnuː ˌjɔːrk ˈsɪt̬.i/a city in the northeastern USthat is an important centre for finance, culture, and entertainment:
I plan on staying in New York for some time.
She started a job in New York City.
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- He and the other producers hastily met in New York.
- New York nightclubs have started weekly Brazil nights.
- She liked the scenes of New York City that decorated the bowl.
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a state in the northeastern US, whose capital city is Albany and whose largest city is New York City:
He died on a small farm in New York.
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- The reservation is in northern New York state.
- The state of New York has approximately the same land area as England.
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