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Definition: Ellis Island |
Ellis IslandNoun1. An island in New York Harbor that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; "some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Movie/TV Titles | Ellis Island (1936) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Ellis Island is also known as a place where people changed their names. If the immigration officer couldn't spell the original name, they'd come up with an approximation, or something shorter or simpler. This was especially common when the newcomer couldn't read and write English.
Ellis Island now houses a museum, reachable by ferry from the southern tip of Manhattan (New York City), and from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ellis Island."
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Ellis Island.Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Ellis Island.Credit: NPS. |
 | Quarantine detention at Ellis Island.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | New hospital building, Ellis Island; quarantine buildings on Swinburn Island and Hoffman Island.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Detention pen--on roof of main building, Ellis Island, where emigrants held for deportation may go in fine weather.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Inspection room, Ellis Island, New York.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ellis Island and Harbor, New York.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Awaiting examination, Ellis Island.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Arriving at Ellis Island.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ellis Island ferry house, Ellis Island, New York. General approach view, from boat.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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-2 letters: dailiness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6C 6C 69 73 49 73 6C 61 6E 64 |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)E l l i s   I s l a n d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006C 006C 0069 0073 0049 0073 006C 0061 006E 0064 |
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