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Free City of Tri-Insula
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English
2026 January 6
thumb|An 1861 survey map of New York’s bay and harbour by the United States Coast Survey.
Etymology
From en free city city characterized by relative autonomy + en of + a en la tri- 1 (combining form of la trēs three) + la īnsula island, en Fernando Wood the 76th mayor of New York City, 1 1 (1812–1881), in 1861.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɹiː ˌsɪti əv tɹaɪˈɪnsjuːlə/ RP
en /ˈfɹi ˌsɪti əv tɹaɪˈɪns(j)ulə/ [-ɾi-] GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Free City of Tri-Insula.wav GA [ˈfɹi ˌsɪɾi əv tɹaɪˈɪnsjulə]
en Free City of Tri-In su la
Proper noun
Free City of Tri-Insula 1
en US historical en 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. from 1861
en 1925 William Thompson Bonner New York’s Military History—Events and Personnel, ‘Civil War’, Wood’s Proposed Free City New York: The World’s Metropolis, 1623–4—1923–4. A Presentation of the Greater City at the beginning of its Second Quarter Century of Amalgamated Government and the 300th Anniversary of Its Founding,with Review of the Interim Accomplishments of Its Citizens. New York, N.Y. R[alph] L[ane] Polk & Co. section 1 (New York—The Metropolis) 104 https://books.google.com/books?id=uDU_8jthJaUC&q=%22Free+City+of+Tri-Insula%22 1 2112684 The commercial interests of New York were ever opposed to war. Meetings were held repeatedly in January, 1861, to petition Congress for peace. Meanwhile Mayor Fernando Wood proposed to the Common Council that Manhattan Island, Long Island and Staten Island should secede from the Union and constitute the free city of “Tri-Insula.”
en 2011 Dominic Lagan 3 The Coming Storm A Red Mannion Novel Morrisville, N.C. w:Lulu.com 34 https://books.google.com/books?id=-y7z9R1IlB0C&pg=PA34&dq=%22Free+City+of+Tri-Insula%22#v=onepage&q=%22Free%20City%20of%20Tri-Insula%22&f=false 978-1-4466-2014-4 “Are you trying to tell me that the mayor of New York wants to proclaim independence from the United States of America?” asked Pinkerton. “The council approved the plan in January,” Mannion said, delighted by the reaction he had so deliberately provoked. “They’re going to merge Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island into the ‘Free City of Tri-Insula.’ Best goddamn idea Fernandy Wood ever had.”
en 2013 May Sam A. Patel 5 https://books.google.com/books?id=Gj9UtoeB8JcC&pg=PT47&dq=%22Free+City+of+Tri-Insula%22#v=onepage&q=%22Free%20City%20of%20Tri-Insula%22&f=false Data Runner Data Runner Series book 1 New York, N.Y. Diversion Books part II (When Security is the Only Option) 978-1-626810-60-0 Like any debate, it goes on and on and nothing is said that hasn’t been said a thousand times before, so I pull out my thin screen and enjoy the ride into the Free City of Tri-Insula, or what used to be the old City of New York. Used in a fantasy context.
Translations
proposed city-state comprising Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island
Chinese: zh 三島自由市 Sāndǎo Zìyóushì
Finnish: fi fi Tri-Insulan vapaakaupunki
Further reading
partition and secession in New York
en New York City Three