Jersey City
/ˌdʒɜːzi ˈsɪti/
/ˌdʒɜːrzi ˈsɪti/
- 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.
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