Stoke-on-Trent
Americannoun
noun
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a city in central England, in Stoke-on-Trent unitary authority, Staffordshire on the River Trent: a centre of the pottery industry; university (1992). Pop: 259 252 (2001)
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a unitary authority in central England, in N Staffordshire. Pop: 238 000 (2003 est). Area: 93 sq km (36 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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She sang in her school choir, performed in pubs from when she was 14 years old and regularly busked in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, when she was a teenager.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
When she was a teenager, musician Josie Oliver was performing in pubs and could regularly be seen busking in Stoke-on-Trent city centre.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Josh, from Stoke-on-Trent, says men and women definitely approach taking weight-loss drugs differently.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Several homes were evacuated in Stoke-on-Trent due to a blaze in the Goldenhill area of the city.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I his in the toilet until after Stoke-on-Trent.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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