Yonkers

American  

[yong-kerz] / ˈyɒŋ kərz /

noun

1. a city in SE New York, on the Hudson, near New York City.

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Yonkers British  

/ ˈjɒŋkəz /

noun

1. a city in SE New York State, near New York City on the Hudson River. Pop: 197 388 (2003 est)

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Other Word Forms

• Yonkersite
  noun

Example Sentences

The company said Tuesday its MGM Yonkers unit withdrew its commercial casino license application to the New York Gaming Commission and the Gaming Facility Location Board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

His father was a co-owner of a factory in Yonkers and his mother a homemaker.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

A man’s body, well-dressed from head to toe, was found on June 4, 1878, three miles outside of Yonkers at the foot of Tramp’s Rock.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023

Tick’s research provides new details on Fitzgerald’s early life growing up in Yonkers, including the shattering death of her mother and a year spent in reform school.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

A few kids even come in from Mount Vernon and Yonkers.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers