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New Brunswick

American  

noun

  1. a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Fredericton.

  2. a city in central New Jersey.


New Brunswick British  

noun

  1. NB. a province of SE Canada on the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy: extensively forested. Capital: Fredericton. Pop: 751 384 (2004 est). Area: 72 092 sq km (27 835 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

New Brunswick Cultural  
  1. Province in eastern Canada, bordered by Quebec to the north, the Gulf of St. Lawrence (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean) to the east, Nova Scotia to the southeast, and Maine to the west. Together with Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, it is one of the Maritime Provinces. Fredericton is its capital, and Saint John is its largest city.


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The move is part of a broader effort to shift J&J, of New Brunswick, N.J., toward higher-growth areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

"Manufacturers in Quebec, New Brunswick, and Ontario will be affected the most," Oxford Economics said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The law was used in 2023 to block an editor with New Brunswick Today from publishing an article about the police chief living two hours outside of the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

During the voyage, Pupulewatte used custom fluorometers built by Max Gorbunov from the Falkowski Lab on Cook Campus in New Brunswick.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026

Production of young birds on the New Brunswick breeding grounds is definitely reduced, and adult birds that have been analyzed contain large residues of DDT and heptachlor.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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