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MANHATTAN ISLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Manhattan Island" is a part of...):
Greater New York; New York; New York City (the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center)