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Yonkers

American  
[yong-kerz] / ˈyɒŋ kərz /

noun

  1. a city in SE New York, on the Hudson, near New York City.

Yonkers British  
/ ˈjɒŋkəz /

noun

  1. a city in SE New York State, near New York City on the Hudson River. Pop: 197 388 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • Yonkersite noun

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The bidding process once involved Caesars Entertainment, which sought to establish a casino in Times Square, and MGM Resorts, which hoped to convert its slot and electronic-game casino in Yonkers into a full-fledged casino.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

West Ranch has a first-year head coach in TJ Yonkers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Police checked traffic tickets that had been issued in the area and traced them to Berkowitz’s car and home in nearby Yonkers.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

His father was a co-owner of a factory in Yonkers and his mother a homemaker.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Not three weeks later, the newspapers reported that in Yonkers, New York, Patterson was offering to sell his $140,000 house fora $20,000 loss.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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