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Trenton in British English
(ˈtrɛntən)
noun
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)
Trenton in American English
(ˈtrɛntən)
capital of N.J., on the Delaware River: pop. 85,000
Word origin
after Wm. Trent (1655-1724), colonistImage ofTrenton
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