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Lake Success

noun

  1. a town on Long Island, in SE New York: temporary United Nations headquarters 1946–51.


Lake Success

noun

  1. a village in SE New York State, on W Long Island: headquarters of the United Nations Security Council from 1946 to 1951. Pop: 2832 (2003 est)


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Lake Success, a township on Long Island, was home to the United Nations long before it moved to its iconic eastside headquarters.

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