Jersey City

American

noun

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

Jersey City British

noun

an industrial city in NE New Jersey, opposite Manhattan on a peninsula between the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers: part of the Port of New York; site of one of the greatest railway terminals in the world. Pop: 239 097 (2003 est)

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Jersey City Cultural

City in northeastern New Jersey, opposite lower Manhattan.

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Port of entry; great shipping and manufacturing center.

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To his mother’s delight, he decided he wanted to be a doctor at age 4, after envisioning the doctor who treated his broken arm in Jersey City Hospital as “an angel.”

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

Parikh correctly spelled 32 words in the alotted time, beating the 25 words spelled by Ishaan Gupta of New Jersey City, who took second place.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

A decade ago, Flores had an English degree, a desk in a Manhattan academic publishing firm, and a commute from Jersey City.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Mr. Payne went several times to General Pencil Co. in Jersey City, N.J., to document how these indispensable writing and drawing implements are made by the thousands and tens of thousands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Arriving in Jersey City after midnight, he walked down slushy sidewalks to Tom Black’s apartment.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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