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GOVERNOR'S ISLAND, N.Y.

\ɡˈʌvənəz ˈa͡ɪlənd], \ɡˈʌvənəz ˈa‍ɪlənd], \ɡ_ˈʌ_v_ə_n_ə_z ˈaɪ_l_ə_n_d]\

Definitions of GOVERNOR'S ISLAND, N.Y.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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Called Nutten Island by its original settlers, the Dutch, received its present name from having been the property of Governor Wouter van Twiller. It was fortified and occupied by the colonial troops during the Revolution.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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