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.

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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.

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Example Sentences

Dion, who is one of the best-selling artists of all time, has not performed live since a show in Newark, New Jersey on 8 March, 2020.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Newark International Airport security lines were 116 minutes long as of Sunday morning, according to Qsensor.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

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 • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

I wished I knew how to inspire the students in Newark, to get that kind of hunger from them, but I didn’t know where to begin.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad