New Caesarea

proper noun

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

OriginNew Latin Nova Caesarēa →
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Meanings

proper noun

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  1. historicalobsoleteFormer name of New Jersey (“colonial province”): A former colony, a former province of the 13 Colonies, British North America, British Empire.

Origin

  1. New LatinNova Caesarēa
  2. EnglishNew Caesarea

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

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APA

New Caesarea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Caesarea

MLA

“New Caesarea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Caesarea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Caesarea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Caesarea.

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