noun
a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center
• Part Holonyms: ↑New Jersey, ↑Jersey, ↑Garden State, ↑NJ
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Jersey City [Jersey City]
an industrial city in the US state of ↑New Jersey, across the ↑Hudson River from ↑Manhattan. It is a port with many factories. Many people who live there work in New York. Jersey City was settled in the middle of the 17th century and became a town in 1836.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.