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Drenthe

American  
[dren-tuh] / ˈdrɛn tə /
Or Drente

noun

  1. a province in E Netherlands. 1,011 sq. mi. (2,620 sq. km).


Drenthe British  
/ ˈdrɛntə /

noun

  1. a province of the NE Netherlands: a low plateau, with many raised bogs, partially reclaimed; agricultural, with oil deposits. Capital: Assen. Pop: 481 000 (2003 est). Area: 2647 sq km (1032 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Above the cafe’s bar hangs a 36-foot-long mural by the Dutch designer and environmental activist Claudy Jongstra, created from felted wool from Drenthe Heath sheep.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Charismatic Royston Drenthe adds attacking flair, ex-England international Wayne Bridge will be reliable at left-back and central midfield has been bolstered with the arrival of USA international Danny Williams.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2013

It had certainly looked promising: after recent injuries to midfielders Marouane Fellaini and Royston Drenthe, the return of Donovan, 29, has been greeted with considerable excitement.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2012

This time Drenthe had gone too far; until now, that had seemed impossible.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2011

Vincent gathers his brushes and his paints, his canvases and his easels, all the painting supplies he’d taken to Drenthe from The Hague, and he walks.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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