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Trent [trent] Examples noun
- Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- 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.
Examples from the Web for trent Contemporary Examples of trent
But Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) argued that creating a law with such a distinction may be hard.
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Miranda Green
May 18, 2013
I sent letters to State Representative Roger Wicker, Senator Trent Lott and Thad Cochran.
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Josh Dzieza
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Trent lived in the apartment building and was the dog’s owner.
David Frum
February 5, 2013
Trent had summoned Jefferson after arguing with Ahmad Phillips.
David Frum
February 5, 2013
“There will be a thorough investigation into this instance,” deputy White House spokesman Trent Duffy told The New York Times.
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December 3, 2012
Historical Examples of trent
The reader will please to remember that Rubygill Abbey was north of Trent.
Thomas Love Peacock
Nowadays the situation is certainly not worse than it was at the time of the Council of Trent.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Mrs. Trent was kindly, careless, and quite generous as regards money.
L. Allen Harker
Mrs. Trent, quite naturally, refused to have anything further to do with Meg.
L. Allen Harker
Mrs. Trent sat on where she was and smiled at Miles, slowly shaking her head.
L. Allen Harker
British Dictionary definitions for trent Trent 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
Word Origin and History for trent Trent
river in England, from Celtic, perhaps “great wanderer,” in reference to its flooding. The city in Italy (Italian Trento) is Roman Tridentum, in reference to the triple-peaked mountain nearby. The great ecumenical council there was from 1543-63.