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Staten Island

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Noun

1. staten island

a borough of New York City

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Staten Island

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noun
an island in SE New York State, in New York Harbor: a borough of New York city; heavy industry. Pop: 443 728 (2000). Area: 155 sq km (60 sq miles)

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Staten Island

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1. 
island in New York Bay: 60 sq mi (155 sq km)
2. 
borough of New York City, comprising this island & small nearby islands: pop. 444,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Staten Island

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A borough of New York City coextensive with Staten Island in New York Bay in southeast New York southwest of Manhattan Island. The island was settled by the Dutch in the 1600s and became part of New York City in 1898. The borough was officially named Richmond until 1975.

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