Jersey vs N.J.

Jersey and N.J. both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Jersey	Yes	No	No	No
N.J.	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Jersey and N.J. are synonyms defined as:

Jersey and N.J.: a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

Other synonyms of Jersey include Garden State, New Jersey, NJ.

Jersey (noun)	N.J. (noun)
a breed of dairy cattle developed on the island of Jersey	a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
the largest of the Channel Islands