Alkmaar

[ ahlk-mahr ]

noun

1. a city in the W Netherlands: cheese market.

Alkmaar

/ ˈɑlkmaːr /

noun

1. a city in the W Netherlands, in North Holland. Pop: 93 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

To the east the towers of Utrecht are visible, and to the north glitter in the morning sun the red roofs of Zaandam and Alkmaar.

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This painter, an elder contemporary and precursor of Ruysdael, was born at Alkmaar.

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Cornelius van Drebbel, at Alkmaar, first employed cochineal for the production of scarlet in 1650.

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He was not exchanged under the Alkmaar Cartel, but remained a prisoner until the 16th October 1801.

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After raising the siege of Alkmaar, they had invested Leyden and cut off all communication between the Dutch cities.

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