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Empire State

American  

noun

  1. the state of New York (used as a nickname).


Empire State British  

noun

  1. nickname of New York

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From the Empire State Building to One World Trade Center, skyscrapers were lit up orange and blue - the Knicks' team colours.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That’s the weight of three Empire State Buildings.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The Cube – a massive structure of flats and offices that could have contained the Empire State Building 20 times over – has been jettisoned entirely.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Import prices for March are due at 8:30 a.m., along with the Empire State manufacturing index for April.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“The Empire State Building is located at latitude 40 degrees, 44 minutes, 53.977 seconds north; longitude 73 degrees, 59 minutes, 10.812 seconds west. Thank you.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

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