Long Island

American  

noun

1. an island in SE New York: the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens of New York City are located at its W end. 118 miles (190 km) long; 12–20 miles (19–32 km) wide; 1,682 sq. mi. (4,356 sq. km).

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Long Island British  

noun

1. an island in SE New York State, separated from the S shore of Connecticut by Long Island Sound (an arm of the Atlantic): contains the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the west, many resorts (notably Coney Island), and two large airports (La Guardia and John F. Kennedy). Area: 4462 sq km (1723 sq miles)

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Long Island Cultural  

1. Island in New York state. Its western end is taken up by Brooklyn and Queens, two of the five boroughs that make up New York City.

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Long Island

The 73-year-old Long Island native has made his mark on comedy with his work on shows such as “The Big Bang Theory,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Young Sheldon,” and more.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Gallant is the 37-year-old openly gay Democrat running for Congress in New York’s first congressional district, out on eastern Long Island, against the Republican incumbent Nick LaLota.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Inside the marble ballroom of the Las Vegas–ready restaurant on Long Island, the award ceremony flies by as I work my way through a plate of samosas and nurse a mango lassi.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

After graduating from college in 1946, she lived with her family on Long Island in New York, appearing in commercials and acting in radio serials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Hale slipped behind British lines on Long Island, saying he was a schoolteacher—a natural “cover.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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