Stoke-on-Trent

American  

[stohk-on-trent, -awn-] / ˈstoʊk ɒnˈtrɛnt, -ɔn- /

Sometimes Stoke-upon-Trent

noun

1. a city in N Staffordshire, in central England, on the Trent River: pottery and china.

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Stoke-on-Trent British  

noun

1. 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)

2. a unitary authority in central England, in N Staffordshire. Pop: 238 000 (2003 est). Area: 93 sq km (36 sq miles)

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Stoke-on-Trent

Whatever happens next, we won't ever get that day back and the chance to celebrate around Stoke-on-Trent with the cup and medals we so honestly fought for.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Connor and Danielle Johnson-Bray from Stoke-on-Trent also bought their car from the Wednesbury branch last September.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

"I'm quite proud of myself because of all the training that went into it, and I've had such a busy year of competing," said the Stoke-on-Trent teenager.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Josh, from Stoke-on-Trent, says men and women definitely approach taking weight-loss drugs differently.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

I his in the toilet until after Stoke-on-Trent.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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