Meanings
- A state in the northeastern United States. Capital: Trenton.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka "committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings" to leave Delaney Hall, a facility being run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to acting US attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.
2025 May 9, Max Matza, “New Jersey mayor arrested in protest at migrant centre”, in BBC, archived from the original on 15 May 20251 more example
The Campbell family’s fascination with white supremacy was vividly expressed in the names of Adolf’s two siblings, “Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell,” an homage to Heinrich Himmler, and “JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell.”² In selecting their children’s peculiar names, the Campbells had exercised a right specifically recognized in New Jersey statutory law, which states, “The designation of a child’s name including the surname is the right of the child’s parent(s).”³
2011 November 28, Carlton F.W. Larson, “Naming Baby: The Constitutional Dimensions of Parental Naming Rights”, in George Washington Law Review, volume 80, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2025, pages 160-161Synonyms: Garden State, Garbage State, Jersey
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA state in the northeastern United States. Capital: Trenton.
Origin
From Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands near the coast of Normandy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نْيُو جِيرْسِي, نْيُو جِيرْزِي
- نْيُو جِيرْسِي (nyū jīrsī)a northeast state of the United States of America
- نْيُو جِيرْزِي (nyū jirzī)a northeast state of the United States of America
Chinese Mandarin 新澤西 /新泽西
- 新澤西 /新泽西 (Xīn-Zéxī)a northeast state of the United States of America
Czech New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Danish New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Dutch New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Esperanto Nov-Ĵerzejo
- Nov-Ĵerzejoa northeast state of the United States of America
Finnish New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
French New Jersey, Nouvelle-Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
- Nouvelle-Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
German New Jersey, Neujersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
- Neujerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Greek Νιού Τζέρσεϊ
- Νιού Τζέρσεϊ (Nioú Tzérseï)a northeast state of the United States of America
Hebrew ניו ג׳רזי
- ניו ג׳רזי (nyu jerzi)a northeast state of the United States of America
Hindi न्यू जर्सी
- न्यू जर्सी (nyū jarsī)a northeast state of the United States of America
Indonesian New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Irish New Jersey, Nua-Gheirsí
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
- Nua-Gheirsía northeast state of the United States of America
Italian New Jersey, Nuovo Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
- Nuovo Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Japanese ニュージャージー
- ニュージャージー (Nyūjājī)a northeast state of the United States of America
Korean 뉴저지
- 뉴저지 (Nyujeoji)a northeast state of the United States of America
Latin Nova Caesarēa
- Nova Caesarēaa northeast state of the United States of America
Norwegian New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Persian نیوجرسی
- نیوجرسی (nyu-jersi)a northeast state of the United States of America
Polish New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Portuguese Nova Jérsei, Nova Jérsia
- Nova Jérseia northeast state of the United States of America
- Nova Jérsiaa northeast state of the United States of America
Russian Нью-Дже́рси
- Нью-Дже́рси (Nʹju-Džérsi)a northeast state of the United States of America
Spanish Nueva Jersey
- Nueva Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Swedish New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Thai นิวเจอร์ซีย์
- นิวเจอร์ซีย์ (niu-jəə-sîi)a northeast state of the United States of America
Turkish New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Ukrainian Нью-Дже́рсі
- Нью-Дже́рсі (Nʹju-Džérsi)a northeast state of the United States of America
Welsh New Jersey
- New Jerseya northeast state of the United States of America
Yiddish ניו דזשוירזי
- ניו דזשוירזי (nyu dzhoyrzi)a northeast state of the United States of America
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with New Jersey
All rhymes →Cite this entry
New Jersey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Jersey
“New Jersey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Jersey. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Jersey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Jersey.
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