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New⋅ark

[noo-erk, nyoo- for 1–3, 5; noo-ahrk, nyoo- for 4; for 1 also locally noork, nyoork]
–noun
1. a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay. 329,248.
2. a city in central Ohio. 41,200.
3. a town in W California. 32,126.
4. a city in N Delaware. 25,247.
5. a town in W New York. 10,017.
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New·ark   (nōō'ərk, nyōō'-)   
  1. 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. Population: 281,000.

  2. A city of central Ohio east of Columbus. It is an industrial and processing center in an area marked by notable earthworks erected by the Mound Builders. Population: 47,200.

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Newark [(nooh-uhrk)]

Largest city in New Jersey.

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