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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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
Menendez has held elected office for most of his life, getting on the Union City, New Jersey, school board just two years out of high school.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Eastin was elected to the Union City City Council in 1980 and then represented parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties in the state Legislature from 1986 to 1992.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024
We mapped our route—Fremont, Union City, Newark, and Hayward first, then San Jose, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, and Campbell if time permitted.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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