Long Island

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/

From Dutch Lange Eylandt, from earlier "'t Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs".

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Long Island

1. The biggest and longest island of the contiguous US, located in New York State.
   • 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:

     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.

• Lawn Guyland (eye dialect)
• Long Island City
• Long Islander
• Long Island iced tea
• Strong Island (slang)

• LIRR

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windward shore of Long Island, The Bahamas

Long Island

1. A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas, noted as its most scenic.

• Yuma (original Arawak name)
• Fernandina (name by Christopher Columbus)

Long Island

1. Long Island (any place called "Long Island" in English, particularly an island to the east of New York City)

• on Long Island = Long Islandilla (adessive case)