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  • proper noun New York City is the largest city in the United States of America. It consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The city is situated on the Atlantic Coast at the mouth of the Hudson River in the northeastern state of New York.
  • proper noun Manhattan.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun 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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Examples

  • In "Raw Combat" he offers a guided tour of what he calls "New York City's most ghetto-tastic boxing gyms," where underground fights typically take place.

    NYT > Home Page By JED LIPINSKI 2011

  • He said that the mayor ought to focus on what he called New York City's "skyrocketing crime rate."

    NYT > Home Page By MARC LACEY 2011

  • He said that the mayor ought to focus on what he called New York City's "skyrocketing crime rate."

    NYT > Home Page By MARC LACEY 2011

  • In "Raw Combat" he offers a guided tour of what he calls "New York City's most ghetto-tastic boxing gyms," where underground fights typically take place.

    NYT > Home Page By JED LIPINSKI 2011

  • In "Raw Combat" he offers a guided tour of what he calls "New York City's most ghetto-tastic boxing gyms," where underground fights typically take place.

    NYT > Home Page By JED LIPINSKI 2011

  • I live in New York City, or in other words, I live within 40 miles of the Indian Point nuclear plant.

    Gernot Wagner: Too Few Nuclear Accidents Gernot Wagner 2011

  • This week, three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg goggled the imagination when he announced that Cathleen Black would be replacing Joel Klein as chancellor ...

    Cathleen Black Crams For Her Test As NYC Schools Chancellor Jason Linkins 2010

  • This week, three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg goggled the imagination when he announced that Cathleen Black would be replacing Joel Klein as chancellor ...

    Cathleen Black Crams For Her Test As NYC Schools Chancellor Jason Linkins 2010

  • This week, three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg goggled the imagination when he announced that Cathleen Black would be replacing Joel Klein as chancellor of the New York City public school system.

    Cathleen Black Crams For Her Test As NYC Schools Chancellor Jason Linkins 2010

  • This week, three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg goggled the imagination when he announced that Cathleen Black would be replacing Joel Klein as chancellor of the New York City public school system.

    Cathleen Black Crams For Her Test As NYC Schools Chancellor Jason Linkins 2010

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