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Definition of Ellis island
1. Noun. An island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States. "Some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island"
Definition of Ellis island
1. Proper noun. A 27.5 acres island in the states of New Jersey and New York where millions of immigrants and others were processed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ellis Island
Literary usage of Ellis island
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Outlook 113:768-4 Ag 2 '16 ellis island cool under showers of shrapnel.
Survey 3fi:48G-7 Ag 5 '16 Investigation of ellis island proposed. ..."
2. Principles of Ocean Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson, Grover Gerhardt Huebner (1918)
"To the steamship ticket which they purchase is attached a steamship order entitling
the immigrant to a railroad ticket, which he receives at ellis island ..."
3. Imported Americans: The Story of the Experiences of a Disguised American and by Brandenburg, Broughton (1904)
"... THROUGH ellis island COOPED up in the barge, we waited till the sun got down
into the smoke of Bayonne and Elizabeth and was a great red ball only, ..."
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