New York City

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “When/how was the city given this name?”) === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === New York City The largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast. Synonyms: (informal) The Big Apple, City of New York, New York, (informal; coined by Washington Irving in 1807) Gotham ==== Usage notes ==== New York City refers to the entire city spanning all five boroughs since its consolidation in 1898. Prior to that the city was primarily on Manhattan Island. The city’s official name is New York but it is commonly referred to as New York City (NYC), the City of New York, or New York, New York (NY, NY), in order to distinguish it from the state of New York. ==== Meronyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === New York City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia