Princeton

Prince·ton  (prnstn)

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. Population: 13,700.

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Princeton, Mount

A mountain, 4,330 m (14,197 ft) high, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado.

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Princeton [ˈprɪnstən]

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(Placename) 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.: 12 016 (1990)

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Noun	1.	Princeton - a university town in central New Jersey Princeton University, Princeton - a university in New Jersey Garden State, Jersey, New Jersey, NJ - a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
	2.	Princeton - a university in New Jersey           Princeton University Ivy League - a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige Princeton - a university town in central New Jersey