- an island in SE New York State, separated from the S shore of Connecticut by Long Island Sound (an arm of the Atlantic): contains the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the west, many resorts (notably Coney Island), and two large airports (La Guardia and John F. Kennedy). Area: 4462 sq km (1723 sq miles)
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Long′ Is′land,
- Place Namesan island in SE New York: the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens of New York City are located at its W end. 118 mi. (190 km) long;
12–20 mi. (19–32 km) wide;
1682 sq. mi. (4356 sq. km).
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Long Island n
'Long Island' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bridgeport
- Brooklyn
- Coney Island
- Connecticut
- Lake Success
- LI
- New Haven
- Queens
- Stamford
- Babylon
- Baldwin
- bay scallop
- Bay Shore
- Bellmore
- Bethpage
- Block Island
- blue point
- Brentwood
- Central Islip
- Commack
- Copiague
- Deer Park
- East Islip
- East Massapequa
- East Meadow
- East Northport
- East River
- Elmont
- Fire Island
- Floral Park
- Forest Hills
- Franklin Square
- free port
- garden city
- Glen Cove
- Great Neck
- Greenlawn
- Guilford
- Hauppauge
- Hempstead
- hicksville
- Holbrook
- Housatonic
- Huntington Station
- Islip
- Jericho
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Kings Park
- Levittown
- Lindenhurst