Princeton

American  

[prins-tuhn] / ˈprɪns tən /

noun

1. a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.

2. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, one of the Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,197 feet (4,327 meters).

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Princeton British  

/ ˈprɪnstən /

noun

1. a town in central New Jersey: settled by Quakers in 1696; an important educational centre, seat of Princeton University (founded at Elizabeth in 1747 and moved here in 1756); scene of the battle (1777) during the War of American Independence in which Washington's troops defeated the British on the university campus. Pop: 13 577 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Researchers at the Princeton University Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have uncovered new ways a vitamin A-derived molecule can interfere with the immune system's ability to fight cancer.

From Science Daily

Princeton’s first-year undergraduate class made history this year for having the most low-income students ever — a quarter are eligible for Pell Grants.

From Los Angeles Times

According to a recent survey conducted by the Bridging Divides Initiative at Princeton University, women in local offices reported large increases in hostility in the third quarter of 2025.

From Salon

Robert gets confused with Robert P. George, the Princeton political philosopher and conservative public intellectual, although they look nothing alike.

From The Wall Street Journal

Christopher White of the Flatiron Institute and Princeton University led the development of the radiation transport algorithm.

From Science Daily