Trenton

[tren-tn]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.

2. a city in SE Michigan, S of Detroit.

3. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

Trenton

/ ˈtrɛntən /

noun

1. a city in W New Jersey, capital of the state, on the Delaware River: settled by English Quakers in 1679; scene of the defeat of the British by Washington (1776) during the War of American Independence. Pop: 85 314 (2003 est)

Other Word Forms

• Trentonian noun

Example Sentences

Trenton "Trent" Stewart lived in Waverly, where he also went to high school.

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There are 50 food desert communities across New Jersey, including densely populated cities like Trenton and Atlantic City.

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Mr. Ciattarelli, a former state assemblyman, bets that some of them are ready to give up on Democrats in Trenton.

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It ended up not mattering, with Trenton Brooks coming off the bench for a pinch-hit home run in the next at-bat.

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So far, so good, as his home run in Trenton’s opener attested.

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