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Yonkers

American

[yong-kerz] / ˈyɒŋ kərz /

noun

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

Yonkers British

/ ˈjɒŋkəz /

noun

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

"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

Other Word Forms

Yonkersite noun

Example Sentences

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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

Police took the teen into custody Friday at a residential house that police believe may be linked to a family member in Yonkers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

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

Two weeks later, he humiliated his opponents down in the Yonkers Handicap under a staggering 129 pounds, breaking a mile-and-one-sixteenth track record that had stood for twenty-three years.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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