🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

뉴욕

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Nyuyok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nova York/ˈnɔ.va ˈjɔʁk/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #450 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"나는 뉴욕에 가고 싶습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York.

    "Ela viajou para Nova York para passar as férias de inverno."
  2. 2

    The state in the northeastern United States containing the city.

    "O estado de Nova York faz fronteira com o Canadá."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Portuguese name for New York City, combining 'nova' (feminine of 'novo', from Latin 'novus') and 'York' (named in honor of the Duke of York, later King James II of England). The toponym reflects standard geographic adaptation in Romance languages.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Nova York"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Nova York"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Nova York" Synonym Map