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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast New Jersey on Newark Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, opposite Jersey City and west of New York City. It was settled by Puritans in 1666 and is today a heavily industrialized port of entry.
  • A city of central Ohio east of Columbus. It was founded in 1802 on the site of ancient earthworks erected by the Hopewell between about 100 BC and AD 400.

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  • proper noun Any of several place names, see Wikipedia:Newark

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  • noun the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey

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Examples

  • See, too, for further interesting and conclusive evidence that the ornament on p. 187 of the L.P. copies was not printed from the Newark block, _Newark as a Publishing Town_, by T.M. Blagg, 1898, pp. 28-30.

    The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

  • NEWARK - An Essex County grand jury today declined to indict a Newark special police officer charged in April with collecting money for hours he never worked.

    New Jersey Real-Time News 2010

  • NEWARK - When Joseph Iadipaoli was convicted of molesting four Newark children, the Essex

    New Jersey Real-Time News 2010

  • An hour later, she tweeted: "Ugh stuck in newark traffic is no fun," drawing a reprimand from Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker.

    Naples Daily News Stories 2010

  • NEWARK — A brief argument on a Newark street corner early Tuesday morning may have driven a

    New Jersey Real-Time News 2010

  • An hour later, she tweeted: "Ugh stuck in newark traffic is no fun," drawing a reprimand from Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker.

    TheState.com: Homepage 2010

  • NEWARK - Newark parolees are being scrutinized more closely thanks to a new data-sharing agreement between the state Parole Board and city police.

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  • NEWARK - A public plaza between two government buildings in Newark now bears the name of New Jersey Congressman Donald M. Payne in tribute to his long career in public service.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • NEWARK - For almost 10 months, the Newark and Union City fire departments had been looking at a possible merger to offer better service.

    Inside Bay Area Most Viewed 2009

  • NEWARK - New Jersey officials say a Newark hospital did not follow proper procedure when a

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

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