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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Videos shared on social media showed massive whirlwinds sweeping through Union City, and large chunks of debris and dust flying across a car park in the city of Three Rivers.
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
The transporter was directed to another address, this time a home in a residential neighborhood a town over, in Union City.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
“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
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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