see stoke III
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/stohk"on trent", -awn-/, n.
a city in N Staffordshire, in central England, on the Trent River: pottery and china. 255,800.
Also, Stoke-upon-Trent. Cf. Potteries.
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['stōk än 'trent; ôn]a city on the River Trent; pop. 245,000
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Stoke-on-Trent [Stoke-on-Trent]
an industrial city on the River Trent in ↑Staffordshire, England. It was formed in 1910 when the ↑Five Towns combined, and is the main centre of the ↑Potteries. Most of the famous ↑Staffordshire pottery companies have or had their factories in Stoke-on-Trent.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.