Jersey City

American  

noun

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

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Jersey City British  

noun

1. 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  

1. City in northeastern New Jersey, opposite lower Manhattan.

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Port of entry; great shipping and manufacturing center.

Example Sentences

A defining event for the modern club, however, was its “forbidden gala” in 2020, which took place across the Hudson River in Jersey City.

From Salon

Danny described what he'd remembered — how, when I was three, my mother and I had decamped from our home in Jersey City to his in a quaint Boston suburb.

From Salon

His Senate office released a statement — with a Jersey City, New Jersey, dateline — while he was in U.S.

From Seattle Times

The technology is already available in stores in Queens, Manhattan and Jersey City, New Jersey, including at Sansan Ramen, its sister store, Sansan Chicken, and Yaso Kitchen, a Chinese soup dumpling spot.

From Seattle Times

It was barged from Brooklyn to a Jersey City, New Jersey, dock for storage overnight Wednesday prior to being reinstalled on the pier on Thursday.

From Seattle Times