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

Last month, they arrived in Jersey City, N.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

The setting sun played hide-and-seek with some purple clouds stretched out along the Jersey City skyline, and a warm summer breeze swooshed in through the open Cadillac windows and made a mess of her hair.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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