Atlantic City

American  

noun

1. a city in SE New Jersey: seashore resort.

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Atlantic City British  

noun

1. a resort in SE New Jersey on Absecon Beach, an island on the Atlantic coast. Pop: 40 385 (2003 est)

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Atlantic City Cultural  

1. City in southeastern New Jersey.

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The street names of Atlantic City were used in the game Monopoly.

A seaside resort and convention center. Gambling, which has been legal there since the 1970s, draws many visitors. The Boardwalk, which was first built in the late nineteenth century, is lined with shops and hotels.

Example Sentences

Taylor’s career pivoted in the ’80s, when he became a professional gambler and a rogue on the Atlantic City casino strip.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

With his new girlfriend, he goes to Atlantic City, then he writes “Atlantic City.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

McCarthy says Atlantic City doesn’t even have a “full grocery store,” most residents rely on bodegas or smaller markets for grocery shopping.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Early one Sunday when I was the president of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Donald Trump and his friend Jeffrey Epstein arrived to the casino unannounced.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2025

Atlantic City is a land of lights, with its tall buildings and flashing marquees.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles