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NY

178 1.0
A state in the northeast of the United States with capital Albany
  • proper noun
  • /ɛn waɪ/
translation icon : Nueva York
  • New York, NY is famous for its iconic skyline and bustling streets.
  • New York, NY
  • York, NY
  • NY: Haworth Press

Then I'm going to Buffalo, NY and that'll be cool.

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Examples

  • I'm from Queens, NY and I'm Nepali.

  • They moved the venue to Albany, NY, and I'm in Long Island.

    The Diary Of A CEO

  • And we here in New York, NY we're so excited.

    Fernanda Ramirez

  • We're trying to get those Manhattan, NY pictures.

  • Is Sesame Street in New York, NY, baby boy?

  • So researchers in Rochester, NY look looked at men.

  • Let's go to Adam in Syracuse, NY Adam, what's going on?

  • Then I'm going to Buffalo, NY and that'll be cool.

    Theo Von

  • I'm in Westchester, NY, and I'm giving a speech.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Smith, F. (1998). The Book of Learning and Forgetting. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

New York
vsNY
168 1.0

A northeastern US state with Albany as capital and New York City as its largest city

is the short written form used for the state's name
New York State
vsNY
70 1.0

A state in the northeast of the United States with Albany as its capital

is the short postal-style abbreviation for that state
Empire State
vsNY
10 3.6

A nickname for the state of New York in the United States

is the official short abbreviation rather than an informal nickname
N.Y.
vsNY
1.0

A state in the northeast United States whose capital is Albany

is the unpunctuated abbreviation form used without dots

Surface Forms

NY main

Etymology

NY is a short form of New York, a name made of New meaning 'new' and the English city York; settlers called it a 'new' York. Think of the two letters as a quick way to say the state or the city, so when you see NY it means New York.