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Yonkers

Yonkers

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A city just north of New York City in New York State
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjɒŋkərz/
: Yonkers
  • He was a salesman in Yonkers.
  • Yonkers, N.Y.
  • Yonkers, New York
  • city of Yonkers

Examples

  • In the month before she joined him, she had met a man who lived in the same Yonkers complex.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I was born in Yonkers, New York, where my family has lived for generations.

  • I was born February 6, 1970 in Yonkers General Hospital, Yonkers New York.

    Keane (2004)

  • David Tracy was born on January 6, 1939, in Yonkers, New York.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Consumer Reports assesses many appliances, cars, tools, and other products in its National Testing and Research Center in Yonkers, NY.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Peter G. Earle was born May 31, 1923, in Yonkers, N.Y.

    Academic text (1993)

  • In 1907, Leo Hendrik Baekeland was working in his private chemistry lab at his estate in Yonkers, N.Y.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Equalize Fitness is located at 1 Odell Plaza in Yonkers; call (914) 751-6655 for hours of operation.

    Blog text (15)

  • The new community center in Yonkers has become a gathering place for residents.

  • Many famous musicians have performed in Yonkers over the years.

Surface Forms

Yonkers main

Etymology

Yonkers is the name of the city and it comes from the Dutch title jonkheer, which means 'young lord'. A Dutch landowner was called 'the jonkheer', and the place took his name, which is why the city is called Yonkers.