"Strong Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-au-Strong Island.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: While the exact date of the coinage is unknown, there are several claimants in the 1980's it was coined as a hip hop music term for Long Island. From Newsday: "To boost local black pride, Chuck D and the other WBAU DJs dubbed the Island Strong Island and gave special names to the emerging hip-hop strongholds." Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Strong Island}} Strong Island
  1. (slang) Long Island in New York. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Strong_Island-en-name-V7Dh8pA8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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