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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (New York City, emphatic, slow speech) enPR: Stătĭn īlĕnd, IPA(key): /ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/, [ˈst̪æɾ̪̥ᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪], [ˈst̪æʔᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪]
    • Audio (New York City, uncontracted, quadrisyllabic):(file)
  • (New York City, colloquial, fast speech) enPR: Stăt(ə̆)nīlən(d), IPA(key): /ˌstæt(ə̆)nˈaɪ.lən(d)/, [ˌst̪æt̪ⁿn̩ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪n̩(ᵈ)], [ˌst̪æʔn̩ˈaɪ̯ʟn̩(ᵈ)]
  • Hyphenation: Sta‧ten, Is‧land

Proper noun

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Staten Island

  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.

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