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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Long Island

It was those Long Island Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that public health authorities blamed for a locally acquired case of chikungunya last year.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

“My heritage was very much on my mind,” the 68-year-old Long Island, New York, resident said.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

The agency set up a relay connecting radar scopes to the Long Island facility, more than 100 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“I was stunned,” said Khalil, a lifelong New Yorker who grew up on Long Island and had spent two decades at the bank’s headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

But his boss had told him the strange story about the landing of German agents on Long Island and how the Coast Guard had run into a man with a streak of gray hair.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple