Trent
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Ancient Tridentum. Italian Trento. a city in northern Italy, on the Adige River.
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Council of Trent, the ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that met at Trent intermittently from 1545 to 1563, and that defined church doctrine and condemned the Reformation.
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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)
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Also: Trient. the German name for Trento
Example Sentences
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He helped several senior Justice Department officials get their jobs, including Trent McCotter, one of the agency’s most senior officials, according to some of the people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, Severn Trent Water said it had been reducing storm overflow spills at Winchcombe Sewage Treatment Works.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Stokes could return for the third Test at Trent Bridge or, more likely, the series against Pakistan later in the summer.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Shula enters his third season overseeing a defense remade by the March trade for All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie, the signing of cornerback Jaylen Watson and the trade for Garrett.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Or, at the very least, for Trent to keep on walking and not recognize me in my work uniform of black shirt and bright blue apron.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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