Ellis Island

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noun

an island in upper New York Bay: a former U.S. immigrant examination station.

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Words nearby Ellis Island

elliptic spring, elliptocyte, elliptocytosis, elliptograph, Ellis, Ellis Island, Ellison, Ellison, Ralph, Ellora, Ellsworth, Ellsworth Land

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How to use Ellis Island in a sentence

By the summer of 1921, authorities on Ellis Island had even begun handing out ice cream to immigrants as part of their first American meal.
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Our family came through Ellis Island from Castellano, Italy, in the 1920s.
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But Krauss said that from the moment he and the other scientists arrived on the island, they never saw anything untoward.
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Let Jourdan Dunn be the first of many—not an island, or badge of self-congratulation.
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Guy Molinari, a former Staten Island borough president, pushed back against that view.
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They were able to purchase weapons and plot attacks on the island without much interference.
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They were called La Red Avispa (The Wasp Network) and claim to have successfully foiled a number of threats against the island.
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A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
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A volcano broke out in the island of St. George, one of the Azores.
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The Dutch fleet attacked Burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.
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In 1622 a monopoly of the importation of tobacco was granted to the Virginia and Somers Island, companies.
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At last the report of several rifles from the island of trees gave us a clue to the mystery.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

Cultural definitions for Ellis Island (1 of 2)

Ellis Island

An island in the harbor of New York City. The chief immigration station of the United States was on Ellis Island from 1892 to 1943, a time when millions of people, especially from Europe, came to the United States.

notes for Ellis Island

Ellis Island lies near the Statue of Liberty, which made an impressive sight for people approaching the United States for the first time.

notes for Ellis Island

1990 marked the opening of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.

Cultural definitions for Ellis Island (2 of 2)

Ellis Island

Island in the harbor of New York City, southwest of Manhattan.

notes for Ellis Island

From 1892 to 1954, it served as the prime immigration station of the country. Some twelve million immigrants passed through it during this time.

notes for Ellis Island

Part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.