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N.J.

N.J.

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A state in the United States next to New York City on the Atlantic coast
  • noun
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  • Many people commute daily from N.J. to New York City.

Examples

  • The company has its headquarters in N.J. and several branches nationwide.

  • She traveled to N.J. for the weekend.

  • We drove along the coast of N.J. during our summer vacation.

  • I live in N.J..

  • Many people commute daily from N.J. to New York City.

  • The company has its headquarters in N.J. and several branches nationwide.

  • We drove along the coast of N.J. during our summer vacation.

Synonyms

New Jersey
vsN.J.
294 1.0

A state in the northeastern United States on the Atlantic coast

is the shortened written form used as an abbreviation
NJ
vsN.J.
60 1.0

Short form for the U.S. state New Jersey

is the abbreviation written with periods
Garden State
vsN.J.
  • US
4 3.6

A nickname for the US state of New Jersey

is the official abbreviated written form rather than a nickname

Surface Forms

N.J. singular

Etymology

N.J. stands for New Jersey, a U.S. state named after the island of Jersey, and the island even gave its name to the 'jersey' sweater which makes the name easy to remember. So when you see N.J. in an address, it means the state of New Jersey.