1. 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 centre
   - New York, New York City, Greater New York, Big Apple [informal], Gotham [US, informal]

Type of: city, metropolis, point of entry, port of entry, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Empire State, N.Y., New York, New York State, NY

Encyclopedia: NYC, NYS