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Yonkers

American  
[yong-kerz] / ˈjɒŋ kərz /

noun

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


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)

"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

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Milling about, too, was Othelyn Elaine Little, 25, an insurance underwriter from Yonkers, New York.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

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

West Ranch has a first-year head coach in TJ Yonkers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2025

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

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2024

Not three weeks later, the newspapers reported that in Yonkers, New York, Patterson was offering to sell his $140,000 house fora $20,000 loss.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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