LIBERTY ISLAND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands

Example:

Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956

Synonyms:

Bedloe's Island; Liberty Island

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("Liberty Island" is a part of...):

Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)

New York Bay (a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River)