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| empire state - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies | ||
| New York, New York State, Empire State, NY | ||
| the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America | ||
| mid-atlantic states a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland | ||
| cornell university a university in Ithaca, New York | ||
| tappan zee bridge a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River | ||
| bedloe's island, liberty island an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956" | ||
| new netherland a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664 | ||
| capital of new york, albany a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans | ||
| buffalo meat from an American bison | ||
| cooperstown a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame | ||
| erie canal an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal | ||
| greater new york, new york city, new york a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies | ||
| ithaca a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king | ||
| west point United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy | ||
| long island an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end | ||
| binghamton a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania | ||
| kingston capital and largest city of Jamaica | ||
| newburgh a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters | ||
| niagara falls a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort | ||
| rochester a town in southeast Minnesota | ||
| schenectady a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal | ||
| syracuse the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse | ||
| utica a city in central New York | ||
| saratoga springs a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing | ||
| watertown a town in northern New York | ||
| adirondack mountains, adirondacks a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area | ||
| allegheny, allegheny river a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River | ||
| american falls a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo) | ||
| catskill mountains, catskills a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas | ||
| delaware river, delaware the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware | ||
| hudson river, hudson a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century | ||
| lake champlain, champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 | ||
| mohawk river a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River | ||
| niagara, niagara falls a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York | ||
| susquehanna, susquehanna river a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay | ||
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