Trenton

[ tren-tn ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.

  2. a city in SE Michigan, S of Detroit.

  1. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

Other words from Trenton

  • Tren·to·ni·an [tren-toh-nee-uhn], /trɛnˈtoʊ ni ən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for Trenton

Trenton

/ (ˈtrɛntən) /


noun
  1. a city in W New Jersey, capital of the state, on the Delaware River: settled by English Quakers in 1679; scene of the defeat of the British by Washington (1776) during the War of American Independence. Pop: 85 314 (2003 est)

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