new jersey

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение new jersey в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь: new jersey; (isim)w jersey

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение new jersey в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A northeast state of the United States of America. Capital: Trenton; state in the northeastern United States; NJ a state in the northeastern US, which has a large population and many businesses and industries. New Jersey was one of the 13 original states of the US, and the northern part of the state is across the Hudson River from New York City. It is often informally called Jersey. State (pop., 2000: 8,414,350), eastern U.S. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean, it is bordered by New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. It covers 7,790 sq mi (20,176 sq km); its capital is Trenton. The Hudson River forms its northeastern boundary; the Delaware River, its western boundary. Before European colonization, the region was inhabited by Delaware Indian tribes. Although it was sighted by Giovanni Verrazzano and Henry Hudson, it was first settled by Dutch and Swedish traders. It was the site of numerous battles during the American Revolution, including one led by Gen. George Washington in 1776, after crossing the Delaware (see Battles of Trenton and Princeton). It was the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Between the Revolutionary and Civil wars, it underwent tremendous industrialization, abetted by the construction of canals and, later, railways. Although known as the "Garden State," a name influenced by its 18th-century agricultural fertility, its economy is based primarily on manufacturing, and it has many research facilities and laboratories. Tourism, led by Atlantic City, is also important. Chief cities include Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Elizabeth; a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the British colonies that formed the United States; a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies one of the British colonies that formed the United States; nj; Jersey
New Jersey Plan: a 1787 proposal for the structure of the United States Government
new-jersey: {n} one of the United States