English > Jersey: 5 senses > noun 1, location| Meaning | A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies. |
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| Synonyms | New Jersey, Garden State, NJ, N.J. |
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| Instance of | American state | One of the 50 states of the United States |
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| Part of | Mid-Atlantic states | A region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland |
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| United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Parts | Atlantic City | A city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey |
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| Bayonne | A city in northeastern New Jersey |
| Camden | A city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia |
| Cape May | A cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean |
| Delaware Bay | An inlet of the North Atlantic |
| Ellis Island | An island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States |
| Jersey City | A city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan) |
| Morristown | A town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters |
| New Brunswick | A university town in central New Jersey |
| Newark | The largest city in New Jersey |
| Paterson | A city of northeastern New Jersey |
| Princeton | A university town in central New Jersey |
| Trenton, capital of New Jersey | Capital of the state of New Jersey |
| Region of | Monmouth Court House, Battle of Monmouth Court House, Battle of Monmouth | A pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces |
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| Spanish | Estado Jardín, Jersey, New Jersey, NJ, Nueva Jersey |
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| Catalan | Garden State, Jersey, New Jersey, Nova Jersey, Nueva Jersey |
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