Long Island

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌlɑŋ ˈaɪlənd/ (New York City) IPA(key): [ˌɫɔə̯ŋ(ɡ̊) ˈɑɪ̯ɫənd̥] (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/ === Etymology 1 === (New York) Calque of Dutch Lange Eylandt, e.g. early 't Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs. (Antigua and Barbuda) The island is named for its elongated shape. ==== Proper noun ==== Long Island The biggest and longest island of the contiguous United States, located in the state of New York. Meronym: East End (strictly) region of New York state consisting of Nassau County and Suffolk County, to the exclusion of Brooklyn and Queens (the parts of the island found in New York City). An island of Antigua and Barbuda. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Synonym: Carpenter. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== LIRR ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Long Island (plural Long Islands) (informal) A Long Island iced tea. === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Long Island A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas. ===== Synonyms ===== Yuma (original Arawak name) Fernandina (name by Christopher Columbus) ===== Translations ===== == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Long Island === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈloŋː ˈɑi̯lɑnd/, [ˈlo̞ŋː ˈɑ̝i̯lɑ̝nd] IPA(key): /ˈloŋː ˈɑi̯lænd/, [ˈlo̞ŋː ˈɑ̝i̯lænd] === Proper noun === Long Island Long Island (any place called "Long Island" in English, particularly an island to the east of New York City) ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "on Long Island" is Long Islandilla.