Meanings
- The largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast.
I always wanted a real home with flowers on the window sill, But if you want to live in New York City, honey, you know I will.
1971, Carole King, Toni Stern, “Where You Lead”, in Tapestry, performed by Carole King, Ode Records3 more examples
On May 11, 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat, disembarked in the bustling harbor of New York City. He had crossed the ocean to try to understand the implications for European civilization of the new experiment in democracy on the far side of the Atlantic.
1964, John F. Kennedy, A Nation of Immigrants, Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.
2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey Continues to Cope with Hurricane Sandy”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2021, retrieved 31 Oct 2012In recent primaries, for example, nearly 4% of absentees were rejected in Philadelphia; 8% in Kentucky; and 20% in parts of New York City.
2020 September 14, Richard H. Pildes, “The three words that can avert an election nightmare”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2022Synonyms: Big Apple, City of New York, New York, Gotham
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast.
Translations
Afrikaans New York, New York-Stad
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
- New York-Stadlargest city in the United States
Arabic نِيُويُورْك, نِيُو يُورْك
- نِيُويُورْك (niyūyūrk)largest city in the United States
- نِيُو يُورْك (niyū yūrk)largest city in the United States
Basque York Berri
- York Berrilargest city in the United States
Bengali নিউ ইয়র্ক
- নিউ ইয়র্ক (niu iẏork)largest city in the United States
Bulgarian Ню Йо́рк
- Ню Йо́рк (Nju Jórk)largest city in the United States
Catalan Nova York
- Nova Yorklargest city in the United States
Chinese Cantonese 紐約 /纽约
- 紐約 /纽约 (nau² joek³)largest city in the United States
Chinese Mandarin 紐約 /纽约
- 紐約 /纽约 (Niǔyuē)largest city in the United States
Czech New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Danish New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Dutch New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Esperanto Novjorko
- Novjorkolargest city in the United States
Estonian New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Finnish New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
French New York, Ville de New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
- Ville de New Yorklargest city in the United States
- Nouvelle-Yorklargest city in the United States
German New York City, New York
- New York Citylargest city in the United States
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
- Neuyorklargest city in the United States
Greek Νέα Υόρκη
- Νέα Υόρκη (Néa Yórki)largest city in the United States
Hawaiian Nuioka, Kūlanakauhale o Nuioka
- Nuiokalargest city in the United States
- Kūlanakauhale o Nuiokalargest city in the United States
Hebrew נְיוּ יוֹרְק
- נְיוּ יוֹרְק (nyu york)largest city in the United States
Hindi न्यूयॉर्क, न्यू यार्क
- न्यूयॉर्क (nyūyŏrk)largest city in the United States
- न्यू यार्क (nyū yārk)largest city in the United States
Hungarian New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Icelandic Nýja-Jórvík
- Nýja-Jórvíklargest city in the United States
Indonesian New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Irish Nua-Eabhrac
- Nua-Eabhraclargest city in the United States
Italian New York, Nuova York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
- Nuova Yorklargest city in the United States
- Nuova Iorcalargest city in the United States
Japanese ニューヨーク, 紐育
- ニューヨーク (Nyūyōku)largest city in the United States
- 紐育 (Nyūyōku)largest city in the United States
- ニューヨークシティ (Nyūyōkushiti)largest city in the United States
- ニューヨーク市 (Nyūyōku-shi)largest city in the United States
Korean 뉴욕
- 뉴욕 (Nyuyok)largest city in the United States
Latin Novum Eboracum, Nova Eboraca
- Novum Eboracumlargest city in the United States
- Nova Eboracalargest city in the United States
- Neo-Eboracumlargest city in the United States
Latvian Ņujorka
- Ņujorkalargest city in the United States
Lithuanian Niujorkas
- Niujorkaslargest city in the United States
Malay New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Māori Niu Ioka
- Niu Iokalargest city in the United States
Norwegian Bokmål New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Persian نْیویورک
- نْیویورک (nyuyork)largest city in the United States
Polish Nowy Jork
- Nowy Jorklargest city in the United States
Portuguese Nova Iorque
- Nova Iorquelargest city in the United States
Punjabi ਨਿਊਯਾਰਕ
- ਨਿਊਯਾਰਕ (niūyārak)largest city in the United States
Romanian New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Russian Нью-Йо́рк
- Нью-Йо́рк (Nʹju-Jórk)largest city in the United States
Scottish Gaelic Eabhraig Nuadh
- Eabhraig Nuadhlargest city in the United States
Slovak New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Spanish Nueva York
- Nueva Yorklargest city in the United States
Swahili New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Swedish New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Tagalog New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Tamil நியூயார்க், நியூயார்க்கு நகரம்
- நியூயார்க் (niyūyārk)largest city in the United States
- நியூயார்க்கு நகரம் (niyūyārkku nakaram)largest city in the United States
Thai นิวยอร์กซิตี, นครนิวยอร์ก
- นิวยอร์กซิตี (niu-yɔ́ɔk-sí-dtîi)largest city in the United States
- นครนิวยอร์กlargest city in the United States
- นิวยอร์ก (niu-yɔ̀ɔk)largest city in the United States
Turkish New York
- New Yorklargest city in the United States
Ukrainian Нью-Йо́рк
- Нью-Йо́рк (Nʹju-Jórk)largest city in the United States
Urdu نْیُو یارْک
- نْیُو یارْک (nyū yārk)largest city in the United States
Vietnamese Niu Oóc
- Niu Oóclargest city in the United States
Welsh Newydd
- Newyddlargest city in the United States
Yiddish ניו־יאָרק, ניו יאָרק
- ניו־יאָרק (nyu-york)largest city in the United States
- ניו יאָרק (nyu york)largest city in the United States
Cite this entry
New York City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20York%20City
“New York City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20York%20City. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New York City,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20York%20City.
Source: New York City on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.