noun
an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑New York, ↑New York City, ↑Greater New York
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the island that forms the main ↑borough of New York City. It is 14 miles/23.5 kilometres long and 2.3 miles/3.7 kilometres wide, and is between the ↑Hudson River and the East River. It contains many of New York’s most famous buildings, including the ↑Empire State Building, and its streets include ↑Broadway and ↑Fifth Avenue. ↑Central Park and ↑Harlem are also in Manhattan. The island is named after a ↑Native American people who once lived there.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.