Trent
[ trent ]
/ trɛnt /
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noun
Council of, the ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that met at Trent intermittently from 1545 to 1563, and defined church doctrine and condemned the Reformation.
a river in central England, flowing NE from Staffordshire to the Humber. 170 miles (275 km) long.
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Trent
/ (trɛnt) /
noun
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)
Also: Trient the German name for Trento
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