Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staten island

/ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: Sta-ten
IPA: /ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Stateneiland (obsolete spelling Staaten Eylandt), from Staten-Generaal (“States General of the Netherlands”) + eiland (“island”).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Stateneiland

Phrases

Staten Islander

Questions

How do you pronounce staten island?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/.
What does staten island mean?: 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.
Where does staten island come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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