Union City
Americannoun
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a city in NE New Jersey.
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a town in W California.
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a town in NW Tennessee.
Example Sentences
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My grandparents left as teens in the 1950s, then met while dancing salsa in Union City, N.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
In Michigan, the Branch County sheriff's department said three people were killed and 12 others were injured near Union City after a tornado hit on Friday.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
A son of Cuban immigrants raised in Union City, N.J., he studied engineering in college and went to law school with the intention of becoming a patent attorney.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
“I’ve known Menendez since we were young mayors together in 1987,” Wildstein said—his position was in Livingston, home of the Kushner family and Chris Christie, while Menendez served in blue-collar Union City.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2024
I heard snippets of their conversations, a soccer game in Union City next weekend, a new Afghan restaurant in Santa Clara.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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