Free City of Tri-Insula

短语

三岛自由市

发音

UK /ˈfɹiː ˌsɪti əv tɹaɪˈɪnsjuːlə/
US /ˈfɹi ˌsɪti əv tɹaɪˈɪns(j)ulə/
US /-ɾi-/

词形变化

the Free City of Tri-Insula

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A proposed city-state comprising Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island, put forward on January 6th, 1861, by the mayor of New York City, Fernando Wood, shortly before the beginning of the American Civil War.

    三岛自由市

    美国 历史

词源

From free city (“city characterized by relative autonomy”) + of + a learned borrowing from Latin tri- (combining form of trēs (“three”)) + īnsula (“island”), coined by the 76th mayor of New York City, Fernando Wood (1812–1881), in 1861.

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