Massapequa

American  

[mas-uh-pee-kwuh] / ˌmæs əˈpi kwə /

noun

1. a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.

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Example Sentences

Massapequa, its residents proudly proclaim, is a "cop town."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In the small Long Island village of Massapequa Park, home to 18,000, American flags line streets bordering dozens of well-maintained residences, some with boats sitting in the driveway.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A memory from the Massapequa, N.Y., public schools of the late 1950s and early 1960s:

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Heuermann had worked as a licensed architect with a Manhattan-based firm and lived in Massapequa Park, a suburb close to the spot where the bodies were found.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The Rev. Percival Pontifex Deetle and his sister Miss Jane Deetle prided themselves on being leaders in the best social circle in Massapequa.

From The Lion and The Mouse A Story Of American Life by Klein, Charles