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Trent


Trent,

Ital. Trento, Latin Tridentum, city (1991 pop. 101,545), capital of Trentino–Alto Adige and of Trent prov., N Italy, on the Adige River and on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is an industrial and tourist center. Manufactures include leather goods, machinery, metals, textiles, printed materials, and food products. Probably founded in the 4th cent. B.C., Trent was later the seat of a Lombard duchy (6th cent.) and of a Frankish march (8th cent.). To safeguard their road into Italy the emperors invested (11th cent.) the bishops of Trent with temporal powers over a sizable territory; a succession of prince-bishops ruled, except for a few short intervals, until 1802, when the bishopric was secularized and became a part of TyrolTyrol
, Ger. Tirol, region and province (1991 pop. 631,410), 4,882 sq mi (12,644 sq km), W Austria. Innsbruck is the capital. The southern section of the historic region are now in Italy.
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 in Austria. Because Trent had always been Italian in language and culture, there developed a strong movement for union with Italy (see irredentismirredentism
, originally, the Italian nationalist movement for the annexation to Italy of territories—Italia irredenta [unredeemed Italy]—inhabited by an Italian majority but retained by Austria after 1866.
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). Union was achieved in 1919 by the Treaty of Saint-Germain. Among the city's monuments are the Lombard Romanesque cathedral; the Castello del Buon Consiglio (13th–16th cent.), once the episcopal residence, later a political prison, and now the seat of the National Museum; and a bronze statue of Dante Alighieri (1896). The Council of Trent met there in the 16th cent.

Trent,

river, c.170 mi (270 km) long, rising on Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire, W England. It flows generally NE through central England before joining with the Ouse River to form the Humber estuary. The Trent, the third longest river of England, passes through the Potteries district, Burton upon Trent, and Nottingham. Its chief tributary is the River Dove. There is a high tidal bore in the lower course of the Trent. It is navigable for barges to Nottingham; canals connect it with other river systems. Water from the Trent is used as coolant in thermal power plants along its course.

Trent

 

a river in Great Britain. The Trent is 274 km long and drains an area of 10,500 sq km. Rising on the southwestern slopes of the Pennine Mountains, the river flows through the Midlands and empties into the Humber, an estuary on the North Sea. Fed by rain, the Trent has its maximum discharge in winter. The mean flow rate is approximately 80 cu m per sec, and tides affect the river in its lower course. The river is navigable as far as Nottingham. The cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Burton-on-Trent, Nottingham, and Gainsborough are situated on the Trent.

Trent

1. a river in central England, rising in Staffordshire and flowing generally northeast into the Humber: the chief river of the Midlands. Length: 270 km (170 miles) 2. the German name for Trento

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Trent


Related to Trent: Council of Trent
  • noun

Synonyms for Trent

noun a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber

Synonyms

  • River Trent
  • Trent River

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  • England

noun a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige

Synonyms

  • Trento

Related Words

  • Trentino-Alto Adige
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