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Princeton

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Noun

1. princeton

a university town in central New Jersey

2. princeton, princeton university

a university in New Jersey

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Princeton

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noun
a town in central New Jersey: settled by Quakers in 1696; an important educational centre, seat of Princeton University (founded at Elizabeth in 1747 and moved here in 1756); scene of the battle (1777) during the War of American Independence in which Washington's troops defeated the British on the university campus. Pop: 13 577 (2003 est)

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Princeton

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borough in central N.J., near Trenton: scene of a battle (1777) of the Revolutionary War in which troops led by Washington defeated the British: pop. 14,000

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Princeton

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A borough of central New Jersey north-northeast of Trenton. Founded by Quakers in 1696, it is the seat of Princeton University (established in 1746 as the College of New Jersey and renamed in 1896). George Washington defeated the British here in January 1777.

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