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Newark

American  
[noo-erk, nyoo-, noo-ahrk, nyoo-, noork, nyoork] / ˈnu ərk, ˈnyu-, ˈnuˌɑrk, ˈnyu-, nʊərk, nyʊərk /

noun

  1. a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay.

  2. a city in central Ohio.

  3. a town in W California.

  4. a city in N Delaware.

  5. a town in W New York.


Newark British  
/ ˈnjuːək /

noun

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

  2. 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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Newark Cultural  
  1. Largest city in New Jersey.


Example Sentences

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Perhaps most amusing is Mr. Booker’s tiff with Conan O’Brien, who made a joke about the city of Newark.

From The Wall Street Journal

You know, I’m so lucky because I was raised in a very Cuban household in a very culturally rich community in Newark.

From Los Angeles Times

“That’s what I always wanted and that kid from Newark, New Jersey’s standing here right now.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Let’s try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport,” Duffy said at Newark Liberty International Airport last November.

From MarketWatch

“Let’s try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport,” Duffy said at Newark Liberty International Airport last November.

From MarketWatch