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Hoboken

American  
[hoh-boh-kuhn] / ˈhoʊ boʊ kən /

noun

  1. a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City.


Hoboken British  
/ ˈhəʊbəʊkən /

noun

  1. a city in N Belgium, in Antwerp province, on the River Scheldt. Pop: 33 476 (2002 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Hoboken, the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed loan is already 6.55%, according to data from Realtor.com.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

He is even considering his next trip - having been invited to Hoboken New Jersey, where Sinatra was born.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

I was born in the wee hours of Dec.15, 1980 at St. Mary’s Hospital, now Hoboken University Medical, the same hospital where Frank Sinatra was born.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

Farber studied at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., where he received a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a master’s in mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Then I sat in the broken chair and read the rest of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency to Henrietta while she sat in the dust and fluffed up her feathers.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

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