Astoria

/ əˈstɔːrɪə /

noun

1. a port in NW Oregon, near the mouth of the Columbia River: founded as a fur-trading post in 1811 by John Jacob Astor. Pop: 9660 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Set for phased completion beginning in 2027, the development connects the Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills hotels in a unified, landscaped compound.

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They lived in Astoria, a neighborhood in Queens, where they hosted parties, sang karaoke with friends and traveled around the U.S. to run marathons.

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It is seeking corporate donations between $250,000 and $1 million for sponsorships of a conference next week at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., with Kennedy and other top HHS officials expected to attend, according to people familiar with the matter and a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal that described the sponsorship opportunities.

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NEW YORK—The capacious Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Astoria, Queens, had been swelling for hours with chanting—and drinking—young socialists.

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On Tuesday night, in central Brooklyn and Astoria, where Mamdani’s rapturous supporters congregated, all that seemed remote.

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