Hoboken

American  

[hoh-boh-kuhn] / ˈhoʊ boʊ kən /

noun

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

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Hoboken British  

/ ˈhəʊbəʊkən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

For every move in Hoboken, N.J., you would need to provide the first month’s rent, a security deposit, and a broker’s fee, which is typically a month’s rent.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Similarly, Mike Taylor, a tech consultant for media and software company Every in Hoboken, N.J., once mentioned to a chatbot that he was a British expat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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

“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