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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Jer′sey Cit′y(n.)

  1. a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City. 229,039.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Jersey City(noun)

    a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Jersey City

    the most populous city in New Jersey, is separated from New York, of which it is practically a part, only by the Hudson River; has no pretension to beauty, but is a busy railway centre; has very varied manufactures, including sugar, flour, machinery, and chemicals, extensive shipping interests, and great trade in iron, coal, and agricultural produce.


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