New Jersey

American  

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 7,836 square miles (20,295 square kilometers). Trenton. NJ (for use with zip code), N.J.

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New Jersey British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.J..   NJ.  a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic and Delaware Bay: mostly low-lying, with a heavy industrial area in the northeast and many coastal resorts. Capital: Trenton. Pop: 8 638 396 (2003 est). Area: 19 479 sq km (7521 sq miles)

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New Jersey Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States, bordered by New York to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Delaware Bay to the south and west, and Pennsylvania to the west. Its capital is Trenton, and its largest city is Newark.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• New Jerseyite
  noun
• New Jerseyan
  noun

Example Sentences

His attentions are solely on France's World Cup opener with Senegal on 16 June in New Jersey, with further Group I matches against Iraq and Erling Haaland's Norway to follow.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

MetLife stadium, outside the city in neighboring New Jersey state, will host its first match of the World Cup on Saturday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The Giants won the Super Bowl in 2012, but they play in New Jersey and had losing records in 11 of the next 14 seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The final will be held in New Jersey and will include, for the first time, a glitzy half-time show, much like the Super Bowl - American football's biggest fixture.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Near the bottom of the screen was the company’s address in Newark, New Jersey.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste