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Newark en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /nʊəɹk/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnjuːək/ (UK)
  • /ˈnuːəɹk/ (US)
  • /ˈnuːɑːɹk/ (US) in Delaware

Etymology

Probably from Old English nīewe (“new”) + weorc (“work”). In this case, a perhaps more accurate sense of "work" would be that of a building, as an example of a work of labor. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newerche.

Meanings

  1. Any of several places: ▸ A civil parish and town with a town council in Nottinghamshire, England.
  2. Any of several places: ▸ A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, formerly a hamlet in the parish of Saint Mary the Virgin in the Soke of Peterborough (OS grid ref TF2100).
  3. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city in Independence County, Arkansas.
  4. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Alameda County, California.
  5. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in New Castle County, Delaware.
  6. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Kendall County, Illinois.
  7. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana.
  8. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Worcester County, Maryland.
  9. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Knox County, Missouri.
  10. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Kearney County, Nebraska.
  11. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, the largest city in the US with this name.
    • Earlier on Friday, Watson Coleman posted on social media: "We're at Delaney Hall, an ICE prison in Newark that opened without permission from the city & in violation of local ordinances. 2025 May 9, Max Matza, “New Jersey mayor arrested in protest at migrant centre”, in BBC, archived from the original on 15 May 2025:
  12. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An international airport in Essex County, New Jersey.
  13. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Wayne County, New York.
  14. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Licking County, Ohio.
  15. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Marshall County, South Dakota.
  16. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city in Tarrant County and Wise County, Texas.
  17. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
  18. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia.
  19. Any of several places: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.

Deriveds

Newark and Sherwood · Newarkite · Newarker · Newark Valley · Newark-on-Trent

Synonyms

Newark-on-Trent