noun
an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end (Freq. 4)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑New York, ↑New York State, ↑Empire State, ↑NY
• Part Meronyms: ↑Elmont, ↑Kennedy, ↑Kennedy Interrnational, ↑Kennedy International Airport, ↑Long Island Sound
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Long Island [Long Island]
an island off the southern end of the US state of New York. It is about 118 miles/190 kilometres long and 12–23 miles/19–37 kilometres wide and has an area of 1 400 square miles/3 627 square kilometres. Its western end includes the New York districts of ↑Brooklyn and ↑Queens, and the rest of the island has small towns and holiday places including areas such as the Hamptons where many rich people live. Its beaches are very popular. During the ↑American Revolution, the army of General George ↑Washington lost the Battle of Long Island (August 1776) to the British forces of Sir William Howe.
See also ↑Long Beach
Useful english dictionary. 2012.