Long Island

American  

noun

1. 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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Long Island British  

noun

1. 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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Long Island Cultural  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Lobsterboys, based in Long Island, N.Y., buys from American and Canadian fishermen and sells straight to consumers and businesses, including restaurants, hotels and casinos.

From MarketWatch

There’s a room in an Estée Lauder-owned facility on Long Island where kelp swirls around in giant kettles while scientists pump sounds of the ocean to help unlock its healing powers.

From The Wall Street Journal

A birthday kid from Long Island phoning his father on one of the rotary phones in the lobby.

From The Wall Street Journal

The department’s inspector general, Anthony D’Esposito, a former Long Island congressman, has been expanding his office’s probe into the allegations and already multiple top aides have stepped down.

From Salon

As time went on, the houses got bigger, the parties got fancier, and the chartered bus to the Hamptons—east of New York City on Long Island—became a sea plane, Jones told the jury.

From The Wall Street Journal