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

Hayes is the chief investment officer for the Jacksonville, Fla.-based firm.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Jacksonville, Fla., outranked other big cities—despite struggling with its pension costs—thanks to a local infrastructure sales tax, federal stimulus funding, and repairs and updates following recent hurricanes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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

Jacksonville may have picked up steals with their first four picks, but all four were drafted miles ahead of where they sat on most pre-draft rankings.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

We are just north of Jacksonville, getting close to Georgia.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green