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New Jersey (jʉr′zē)

state of the E U.S., on the Atlantic: one of the 13 original states; 7,417 sq mi (19,211 sq km); pop. 8,414,000; cap. Trenton: abbrev. NJ or N.J.

Etymology: after Jersey (the Channel Island)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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