# East River

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A channel in New York City, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound, separating Manhattan, from Long Island.

## Etymology
east + river
* (New York City): From being a river-like channel lying east of Manhattan (“New York City”)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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