Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a popular resort and convention center with a famous boardwalk. Legalized gambling was introduced in 1978.
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- noun a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
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Examples
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"Atlantic City" -- have that timeless Americana feel.
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Cameras recorded her entry later that night to a local casino, called Atlantic City, where she joined a poker tournament.
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But the timing and pace of recovery in Las Vegas is still uncertain and even more uncertain is the company ' s big exposure to Atlantic City, which is struggling.
Harrah Alexandra Berzon 2010
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It also has casinos in Illinois and Mississippi, along with a half-stake in the Borgata in Atlantic City, which is run by Boyd Gaming
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You will recall the Atlantic City convention of 1964, when the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party came and asked to be seated at that convention and had every right to be seated, because the white Democratic Party, in fact, was going to support Barry Goldwater and blacks had not been allowed to register to vote.
Never Stop Running: Allard Lowenstein and the Struggle to Save American Liberalism 1994
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August 10, 1978; Paris The place was called Atlantic City, and it was a trendy little bistro recently sprung up as a haven for Americans on the avenue Marceau.
The Season Of The Machete Patterson, James, 1947- 1977
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August 10, 1978; Paris The place was called Atlantic City, and it was a trendy little bistro recently sprung up as a haven for Americans on the avenue Marceau.
The Season of the Machete Patterson, James, 1947- 1977
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But yesterday, I motored to a place called Atlantic City where they sell picture post-cards and push you in a wheeled chair and let you sit on the sand and watch the Water Babies, whom the policemen send to jail if they so much as walk along the beach without their stockings on.
The Prairie Child Arthur Stringer 1912
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Gomes said Atlantic City, which is being thrashed by out-of-state casinos, needs to lighten up.
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National Geographic calls Atlantic City "the grandfather of boardwalks," adding that it anchors the seaside gambling resort.
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