Trenton

American  

[tren-tn] / ˈtrɛn 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.

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

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Trenton British  

/ 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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Other Word Forms

• Trentonian noun