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

Since returning to Los Angeles in 2016, the Rams have played four International Series games, all in London, including a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars last October.

From Los Angeles Times

Last week's victory at Jacksonville ensured the Bills became just the fourth team to claim a play-off win in six straight seasons.

From BBC

The NFL's reigning Most Valuable Player led the Bills to a comeback win at Jacksonville last week - but they must now visit the AFC's top seed Denver.

From BBC

The league's reigning Most Valuable Player suffered a head blow, a sprained knee and a hand injury in last weekend's hard-fought clash with Jacksonville, but almost single-handedly dragged his team over the line.

From Barron's

She did note, however, that what the brand lacked in features, it made up for in speed: When her family raced various vacuum models around their Jacksonville, Fla., home, Roombas always won.

From The Wall Street Journal