Groningen

[ groh-ning-uhn; Dutch khroh-ning-uhn ]

noun

1. a city in the NE Netherlands.

Groningen

/ ˈɡrəʊnɪŋən; ˈxroːnɪŋə /

noun

1. a province in the NE Netherlands: mainly agricultural. Capital: Groningen. Pop: 573 000 (2003 est). Area: 2336 sq km (902 sq miles)
2. a city in the NE Netherlands, capital of Groningen province. Pop: 177 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

In Groningen the proportion is less; and in Guelderland and Overijssel, it is less still.

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Immediately after his victory he had advanced against Groningen, and laid siege to it.

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An edition with notes and elucidations by K. ten Bruggencate was published at Groningen in 1883.

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During the ten years that he spent as professor at Groningen, he found himself.

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In 1828 he visited Holland, where the university of Groningen conferred on him the degree of doctor of laws.

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