Hoboken

American

[hoh-boh-kuhn] / ˈhoʊ boʊ kən /

noun

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

Hoboken British

/ ˈhəʊbəʊkən /

noun

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

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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

Cicero keeps the Festivus pole vertically stationed in his Hoboken, N.J., apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There are currently five Daily Shop locations, including one in Hoboken, N.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

A postcard commemorating the 'Great Cricket Match' between the United States and Canada at Hoboken in New Jersey.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

“Oh, Miss Inez,” Mrs. Reilly called in that accent that occurs south of New Jersey only in New Orleans, that Hoboken near the Gulf of Mexico.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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