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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That’s good news for Lucid, with headquarters in Newark, Calif., and for Irvine-based Rivian.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026
Just days before the JetBlue incident, a United Airlines pilot reported nearly colliding with a drone while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Inside Mars’s corporate office in Newark, N.J., employees have spent months debating the plan for natural colors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Panashe Muchenje, 19, was with friends when he went into Balderton Lake, off Heron Way in New Balderton, near Newark, on 28 May.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, the son of a pediatrician, and entered the University of Chicago at fifteen.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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