Staten Island

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

• (NYC, emphatic, slow speech) enPR: Stătĭn īlĕnd, IPA^(key): /ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/, [ˈst̪æɾ̪̥ᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪], [ˈst̪æʔᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪]

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• (NYC, colloquial, fast speech) enPR: Stăt(ə̆)nīlən(d), IPA^(key): /ˌstæt(ə̆)nˈaɪ.lən(d)/, [ˌst̪æt̪ⁿn̩ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪n̩(ᵈ)], [ˌst̪æʔn̩ˈaɪ̯ʟn̩(ᵈ)]

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• Hyphenation: Sta‧ten, Is‧land

Staten Island

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.

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