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Stevenage

American  
[stee-vuh-nij] / ˈsti və nɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a town in N Hertfordshire, in SE England.


Stevenage British  
/ ˈstiːvənɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, in N Hertfordshire on the Great North Road: developed chiefly as the first of the new towns (1946). Pop: 81 482 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A further 25‑year‑old man was arrested in Stevenage the following day.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

On Monday, a 25-year-old man was arrested in Stevenage, while a 26-year-old man and two women aged 50 and 59 were arrested in a car in Birmingham.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Hertfordshire Police said he had been released on bail ahead of an appearance at Stevenage Magistrates' Court on 25 March.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

League Two Stevenage, enjoying their first season of league football, beat Premier League Newcastle with a dominant performance.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Rerum, mentions a paper-mill near Stevenage, in the county of Hertford, as being probably the earliest, or one of the earliest, established in England.

From Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

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