Etymology

New Caesarea

Today it means: Former name of New Jersey (“colonial province”): A former colony, a former province of the 13 Colonies, British North America, British Empire. Full definition →

New Latin Nova Caesarēa
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  1. New Latin · calque ofNova Caesarēa
  2. English todayNew Caesarea

Calque of New Latin Nova Caesarēa, from nova (“new”) + Caesarēa (“the island of Jersey”).

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