Newark

[ noo-erk, nyoo- for 1-3, 5; noo-ahrk, nyoo- for 4; for 1 also locally noork, nyoork ]

/ ˈnu ərk, ˈnyu- for 1-3, 5; ˈnuˌɑrk, ˈnyu- for 4; for 1 also locally nʊərk, nyʊərk /

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noun

a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay.

a city in central Ohio.

a town in W California.

a city in N Delaware.

a town in W New York.

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Words nearby Newark

New American Bible, New Amsterdam, Newar, new archaeology, Newari, Newark, Newark Bay, New Atlantis, New Australia, New Australian, new ball game

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How to use Newark in a sentence

A resident of Newark, New Jersey, can sign up for a shot with the city, surrounding Essex County or the state itself.
Local officials resort to party-invite sites for vaccine rollout|Verne Kopytoff|January 5, 2021|Fortune
All passengers over the age of 2 on select flights between Newark and London will be given free rapid tests.
United to offer free coronavirus testing on select Newark-to-London flights|Lori Aratani|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
For example, if you want to fly from Newark to Miami for Thanksgiving, it’ll cost you just 5,000 United miles to fly the Thursday before Thanksgiving or just 6,000 miles to fly on the Saturday before.
When is the best time to book holiday travel this year—if at all?|Rachel King|October 5, 2020|Fortune
Fiction writer Jeff Hobbs turned to real life for this book about his college roommate, who escaped the streets of Newark to get to Yale, only to return to New Jersey and die tragically.
Listen to Africa’s Singing Giants|Joshua Eferighe|October 2, 2020|Ozy

Newark was coming off of a lot of corruption, a lot of challenges.
Loving, and Losing, With Cory Booker|Nick Fouriezos|September 22, 2020|Ozy
He reads to the blind, welcomes returning soldiers at Newark airport, and does other good deeds.
Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe|Tom LeClair|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While quarantined, she was seemingly powerless to challenge her banishment to a tent in Newark.
Are Mandatory Ebola Quarantines Legal?|Tim Mak|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The alleged FBI and U.S. Attorney investigations into the Newark Watershed may have something to do with that.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy|Olivia Nuzzi|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a recent interview with NJTV, Booker called the Watershed, “one of the big policy losses that I had in Newark.”
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy|Olivia Nuzzi|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Coming from Newark, New Jersey, the Big Apple was a place they could be themselves without fear.
‘Out in the Night’ and the Redemption of the ‘Killer Lesbian Gang'|Nina Strochlic|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a short time we reached Newark, where we planned to stop for the night—but it turned out otherwise.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
We paused a few minutes at the castle, which is the principal object of antiquity in Newark.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
This house is a farm much like that one on the road to Newark before you reach Muskham Bridge.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
I hope that Wilkinson in Newark is making a good thing of the steel armour.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
I remembered that my very absence from Newark was a perpetual plea for me, to the lady whom I sought to serve.
Papers from Overlook-House|Casper Almore

British Dictionary definitions for Newark

Newark

/ (ˈnjuːək) /

noun

a town in N central England, in Nottinghamshire. Pop: 35 454 (2001)Official name: Newark-on-Trent

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)

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Cultural definitions for Newark

Newark

[ (nooh-uhrk) ]

Largest city in New Jersey.