Long Island

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noun

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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Words nearby Long Island

Longinus, longipennate, long iron, longirostral, longish, Long Island, Long Island iced tea, Long Island Sound, longitude, longitude by account, longitudinal

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How to use Long Island in a sentence

Former USDA wildlife specialist Joe Albanese worked at the JFK Airport, which sits just outside New York City on Long Island.
Four wild animals that are thriving in cities|By Ryan Chelius/Outdoor Life|February 9, 2021|Popular-Science
What Novavax really needs is more test subjects like Maureen Reininger, 65, a retired New York transit system supervisor and analyst who lives in the Long Island suburb of South Hempstead.
Elderly begin to drop out of Novavax vaccine trial to get Pfizer and Moderna shots|Christopher Rowland|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
The only reporter to attend every one, Long Island-based Michael Lewis, wrote that he will end his run this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Two soccer fans have attended every MLS Cup, and they’re not stopping now|Steven Goff|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Sah is back in Portland and Sawhney is on Long Island in New York, where he grew up.
Undergraduate Math Student Pushes Frontier of Graph Theory|Kevin Hartnett|November 30, 2020|Quanta Magazine

My Uncle Leonard letting me, then 18, drive his new Corvette all over Long Island.
Every Thanksgiving, my mental health strategy is recalling memorable, personal moments|Bob Brody|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
And they might not have to wait that long to show their political heft.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
As long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
She sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for Long Island

Long Island

noun

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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Cultural definitions for Long Island

Long Island

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.