New Jerseyan
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4.6
- noun
- /nuː ˈdʒɜːrziən/
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neoyorquino
- No room for petty politics in disaster areas or at the expense of New Jerseyans.
Examples
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Roughly 1.7 million New Jerseyans remain without power today.
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Most New Jerseyans are willing to lend a hand and go the extra mile to help someone out.
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Yes, Governor Christie says that shelters are being set up for New Jerseyans with no place to go.
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Christie said that he was happy to see New Jerseyans come together and help each other out in one of the biggest natural disasters to hit the area.
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Gov. Chris Christie released the restoration plans for New Jersey's three primary power companies Saturday in an effort to provide New Jerseyans greater transparency and certainty about the progress of restoration in their towns.
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Many New Jerseyans take pride in their state's unique culture and history.
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As a native New Jerseyan, she is passionate about supporting local businesses.
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New Jerseyans enjoy a diverse range of culinary offerings, from pizza to bagels.
Synonyms
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7.7
A person born in or living in the state of New Jersey
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6.6
A person who lives in or was born in the state of New Jersey
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8.1
A person who comes from or lives in the U.S. state of New Jersey
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'New' as part of the place name plus 'Jerseyan' (a person from New Jersey) yields 'a person from New Jersey'. Demonym formation from a place name is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
New Jerseyan comes from the place name New Jersey plus the small ending -an. Think of it like a name tag: add -an to New Jersey to mean 'a person from New Jersey', so the word simply means 'a resident or native of that state'.