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Prince·ton (prins′tən)

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

Etymology: after the Prince of Orange, later William III

Princeton Synonyms

Princeton

n.

Princeton University, Princeton College, College of New Jersey, Nassau Hall, Orange and Black*, one of the Big Three*, Old Nassau*, Tiger*; see also university.