Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A state of the east-central United States on the Atlantic Ocean. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, it was settled by Dutch and Swedish colonists in the 1620s and 1630s, was ceded to the English as part of New Netherland in 1664, and became a royal province in 1702. The colony was strategically important in the American Revolution and was the site of a number of major battles, including the engagements at Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth. New Jersey ratified the United States Constitution in 1787. Trenton is the capital and Newark the largest city.

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  • proper noun A northeast state of the United States of America. Capital: Trenton.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
  • noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States

Etymologies

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From Jersey, the largest of the English Channel Islands.

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Examples

  • I actually fell asleep before they called New Jersey, but I was up -- up until that point.

    CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2009 2009

  • The name New Jersey was introduced, which honored the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel.

    History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

  • When he didn ` t show up on Monday, that ` s when they called the New Jersey state police, the Mercer County prosecutor ` s office.

    CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2006 2006

  • FEYERICK: It was then, Bauer says, that he called the New Jersey doctor.

    CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2005 2005

  • Feeling threatened and not relishing insomnia, I called a New Jersey friend and asked if he was planning to be in Manhattan that evening.

    Living Alone and Loving It Barbara Feldon 2003

  • Sabato said of the first-term New Jersey Governor.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KONRAD YAKABUSKI 2011

  • The name of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, 48, comes up most often, although he took office only last year and has repeatedly said he is not ready to be president.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • The name of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, 48, comes up most often, although he took office only last year and has repeatedly said he is not ready to be president.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Reporters then seemed to be holding an informal contest to see who could praise Christie the most effusively: "The free-wheeling, hour-long speech was delivered by the first-term New Jersey governor without a prepared text and with a natural ease at the podium, and it is sure to elevate the din surrounding the Republican's presidential prospects," adds Marr's colleague Maggie Haberman.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The first-term New Jersey Governor and rising GOP star had spent the past year insisting he is not ready to be president.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KONRAD YAKABUSKI 2011

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