Hoboken

[ hoh-boh-kuhn ]

noun
  1. a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City.

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How to use Hoboken in a sentence

  • To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.

    American Sketches | Charles Whibley
  • Our thriving neighbor, Hoboken, just across the Hudson River, has a large and vitally important problem to solve.

  • As her home was in West Hoboken, she spent two and a half hours every day on the journey in the cars and on the ferry.

    Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
  • Never had the boys from Central City seen anything quite like the water-front at Hoboken.

    The Secret Wireless | Lewis E. Theiss
  • We shall have to get two portable sets with compact detectors and begin a watch in Hoboken.

    The Secret Wireless | Lewis E. Theiss

British Dictionary definitions for Hoboken

Hoboken

/ (ˈhəʊbəʊkən) /


noun
  1. a city in N Belgium, in Antwerp province, on the River Scheldt. Pop: 33 476 (2002 est)

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