New Jersey

American  

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 7,836 square miles (20,295 square kilometers). Trenton. NJ (for use with zip code), N.J.

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New Jersey British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.J..   NJ.  a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic and Delaware Bay: mostly low-lying, with a heavy industrial area in the northeast and many coastal resorts. Capital: Trenton. Pop: 8 638 396 (2003 est). Area: 19 479 sq km (7521 sq miles)

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New Jersey Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States, bordered by New York to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Delaware Bay to the south and west, and Pennsylvania to the west. Its capital is Trenton, and its largest city is Newark.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• New Jerseyan noun
• New Jerseyite noun

Example Sentences

Cenci owns a company that sells mermaid clip-on hair extensions and flew in from New Jersey.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m not typically reading breakdowns that are like, she’s from New Jersey.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly half of the cases turned down for those offenses were out of the New Jersey U.S. attorney’s office, which in the past has aggressively pursued alleged union corruption.

From Salon

The new world champion will be crowned at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on 19 July.

From BBC

"It's ridiculous, honestly. Seeing these gas prices skyrocket, it's incredible," he said at a gas station in New Jersey.

From Barron's