Jacksonville

American  

[jak-suhn-vil] / ˈdʒæk sənˌvɪl /

noun

1. a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.

2. a city in central Arkansas.

3. a city in W Illinois.

4. a city in SE North Carolina.

5. a town in E Texas.

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Jacksonville British  

/ ˈdʒæksənˌvɪl /

noun

1. a port in NE Florida: the leading commercial centre of the southeast. Pop: 773 781 (2003 est)

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Jacksonville Cultural  

1. Largest city in Florida, located in northeastern Florida.

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Commercial and financial center.

Example Sentences

The P-8 continued to operate into the following day, when it was seen flying to the north of Cuba's capital Havana before returning to its base in Jacksonville, Florida.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Price in Springfield, Ill. and Jacksonville, N.C. were up 18% and 15.5% from one year prior.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

New York City was the site of the second-largest disparity last year; Jacksonville and Tampa, both in Florda, came in third and fourth, respectively; and Charleston, S.C., came in fifth.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The Florida Forest Service reported two major fires breaking out on Monday in Clay and Putnam counties south of Jacksonville.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

After landing near Jacksonville, Kerling, Thiel, Neubauer, and Haupt had spent one night in Florida, then they split up.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple