n.y.

Questions about n.y.

What does n.y. mean?

n.y. means "a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies".

How many syllables are in n.y.?

n.y. has 1 syllable: n.y..

What is another word for n.y.?

Close synonyms include New York, New York State, Empire State, NY. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is n.y. a common word?

n.y. is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.