Newark
Americannoun
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a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay.
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a city in central Ohio.
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a town in W California.
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a city in N Delaware.
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a town in W New York.
noun
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Official name: Newark-on-Trent. a town in N central England, in Nottinghamshire. Pop: 35 454 (2001)
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a port in NE New Jersey, just west of New York City, on Newark Bay and the Passaic River: the largest city in the state; founded in 1666 by Puritans from Connecticut; industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 277 911 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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Voters in the constituency of Newark have been reacting to the news their MP Robert Jenrick has been sacked by the Conservative party.
From BBC
It has been a dramatic transformation for the Remain-voting Newark MP, once dubbed "Robert Generic" by his Tory critics for his supposedly middle-of-the-road political views.
From BBC
Jenrick, the MP for Newark, has not responded to requests for comments so far.
From BBC
Then one day he did something that he, as a middleman, had never done before, he said: He went to Newark International Airport to pick up two of the couriers.
From Los Angeles Times
There is also a continuing effort to boost tourism, with direct flights to Nuuk from Newark now operating during certain months of the year.
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