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Garden State

American  

noun

  1. New Jersey (used as a nickname).


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Plus the Garden State does not follow international tax treaties, Fagan noted.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen is one of New Jersey's most famous native sons, and the Garden State is honoring The Boss with a new museum that celebrates his legacy and the history of American music.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

The website Choose Energy says electricity rates in Texas are 15.41 cents per kilowatt hour, compared to 23.12 cents in the Garden State.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The team at Will Rogers nicknamed the smaller machine “Pork Roll,” after the processed meat popular in the Garden State.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2025

Not content with their names, they take descriptive titles also—the Empire State, the Garden State, the Granite State—titles proudly borne and little given to understatement.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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