Nijmegen

American  

[nahy-mey-guhn, nahy-mey-khuhn, -khuh] / ˈnaɪ meɪ gən, ˈnaɪ meɪ xən, -xə /

noun

1. a city in the E Netherlands, on the Waal River: peace treaty 1678.

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Nijmegen British  

/ ˈnaɪˌmeɪɡən, ˈnɛimeːxə /

noun

1. Latin name: Noviomagus.  German name: Nimwegen.  an industrial town in the E Netherlands, in Gelderland province on the Waal River: the oldest town in the country; scene of the signing (1678) of the peace treaty between Louis XIV, the Netherlands, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

And so, in the spring of 1943, he was transported from his Dutch hometown of Nijmegen to join 400,000 other Fremdarbeiter—alien workers—in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He studied public administration at Radboud University in Nijmegen, which he selected on "late chooser's day".

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

His first managerial appointment came in 1996, as he was promoted from his assistant's position at Willem II, before moving to NEC Nijmegen a year later.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

Dries van Agt, a Dutch politician and former prime minister of the Netherlands who became a pro-Palestinian activist later in life, died on Feb. 5 in his hometown, Nijmegen.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The Peace of Nijmegen was not the end of the story.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin