Meanings
Long Island1
- The biggest and longest island of the contiguous United States, located in the state of New York.
B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village.
1992 April 5, “The Full House”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2 - strictlyregion of New York state consisting of Nassau County and Suffolk County, to the exclusion of Brooklyn and Queens (the parts of the island found in New York City).
After receiving a $2 million investment on the show, the company moved its headquarters from Queens to Long Island.
2017 March 27, Priscila Korb, “'Shark Tank'-Winning Business Moves To Long Island”, in Patch, archived from the original on 06 Sep 20241 more example
As enviable as summer in the Hamptons can be -- stunning weather, beaches, greenery, produce, and yes, people -- autumn is when the east end of Long Island becomes truly magical.
2019 September 26, Brekke Fletcher, “Fall in the Hamptons means the happiest hour of all”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2019 - An island of Antigua and Barbuda.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Synonym: Carpenter.
Long Island2
- A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas.
Synonyms: Yuma, Fernandina
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA district and long, thin island of the Bahamas.
Origin
- DutchLange Eylandt
- EnglishLong Island
* (New York) Calque of Dutch Lange Eylandt, e.g. early 't Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs. * (Antigua and Barbuda) The island is named for its elongated shape.
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Chinese Mandarin 長島 /长岛, 長島 /长岛
- 長島 /长岛 (Chángdǎo)island in New York
- 長島 /长岛 (Chángdǎo)a district of the Bahamas
Finnish Long Island, Long Island
- Long Islandisland in New York
- Long Islanda district of the Bahamas
Italian Long Island
- Long Islandisland in New York
Japanese ロングアイランド
- ロングアイランド (ronguairando)island in New York
Russian Лонг-А́йленд
- Лонг-А́йленд (Long-Ájlend)island in New York
Spanish Long Island, Long Island
- Long Islandisland in New York
- Long Islanda district of the Bahamas
Cite this entry
Long Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Island
“Long Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Long Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Island.
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