staten island

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Englisch - Englisch

Definition von staten island im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a borough of New York City; One of the five boroughs of New York, New York, situated south-southwest of Manhattan; an island in the US which is the smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. A boat called the Staten Island ferry takes passengers between Manhattan and Staten Island. Many people whose family origins are Italian or Irish live there. Island in New York Harbor, a borough (pop., 2000: 443,728) of New York, New York, U.S. It has an area of almost 60 sq mi (155 sq km) and is connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and to New Jersey by several bridges; it is accessible to Manhattan by the Staten Island Ferry. The Dutch attempted to colonize the island in 1630 but were thwarted by the Delaware Indian inhabitants until 1661, when the Dutch West India Co. granted the island to the French and settlements were established. Following the acquisition of New Netherland in 1664 by Great Britain, English and Welsh farmers established homes and farms on the island. As Richmond, it became a borough of New York City in 1898; Staten Island was made the official name in 1975. Mostly residential, the island has some industry, including shipbuilding yards, printing plants, and oil-storage tanks and refineries. It is the seat of Wagner College (1883, moved from Rochester in 1918); island comprising one of the five boroughs of New York City

Türkisch - Englisch

Definition von staten island im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch: staten island; sl

staten island

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staten is·land

stätın aylınd

/ˈstatən ˈīlənd/ /ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd/

() Staten + Island

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