Staten Island

Sta·ten
/ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/[ˈst̪æɾ̪̥ᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪][ˈst̪æʔᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪]New York City, colloquial, informal/ˌstæt(ə̆)nˈaɪ.lən(d)/

proper noun

A borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County.

OriginDutch Stateneiland →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County.

Origin

  1. DutchStateneiland
  2. EnglishStaten Island

Borrowed from Dutch Stateneiland (obsolete spelling Staaten Eylandt), from Staten-Generaal (“States General of the Netherlands”) + eiland (“island”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Статън Айлънд
  • Статън Айлънд (Statăn Ajlănd)borough of New York
Chinese Mandarin 史泰登島 /史泰登岛, 斯塔滕島 /斯塔滕岛
  • 史泰登島 /史泰登岛 (Shǐtàidēng Dǎo)borough of New York
  • 斯塔滕島 /斯塔滕岛 (Sītǎténg Dǎo)borough of New York
  • 史坦頓島 /史坦顿岛 (Shǐtǎndùn Dǎo)borough of New York
Esperanto Staten-Insulo
  • Staten-Insuloborough of New York
Indonesian Pulau Staten
  • Pulau Statenborough of New York
Russian Стэ́йтен-А́йленд, Ста́тен-А́йленд
  • Стэ́йтен-А́йленд (Stɛ́jtɛn-Ájlend)borough of New York
  • Ста́тен-А́йленд (Státɛn-Ájlend)borough of New York
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APA

Staten Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staten%20Island

MLA

“Staten Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staten%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Staten Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staten%20Island.

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