English

New York

/(ˌ)n(j)u ˈjɔɹk/
The largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey in addition to Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

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    Origin

    From New + York. The name was chosen in honor of James, Duke of York, the original proprietor of the Province of New York.

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    • partEnglishnew “Recently made, or created.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishnewe
        • inheritedOld Englishnīewe “new”
    • partEnglishYork “A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.”
      • inheritedMiddle EnglishȜork
        • borrowedOld NorseJórvík

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