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Staten Island

/ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/

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What does Staten Island mean?

proper noun

  1. A borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County.

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/ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/

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Here was another item detailing the wrecking of a vessel in ice and snow off Prince’s Bay on Staten Island.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
In ranging Staten Island, a good port was found, situated three leagues to the westward of St. John, and in a northern direction.
Andrew KippisNarrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening PeriodsProject Gutenberg ebook #7777
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On Staten Island I have seen large patches mulched with salt hay.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
The first practical use of the system took place on a thirteen-mile stretch of the Staten Island Railroad with the results mentioned by Edison above.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
Ill-health and poverty, consequent on an injury due to an explosion on board the Staten Island ferry boat Westfield, retarded his experiments, and prevented him from completing his patent.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979