Deventer

American  

[day-vuhn-ter] / ˈdeɪ vən tər /

noun

1. a city in E Netherlands.

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Deventer British  

/ ˈdeːvəntər, ˈdeɪvəntə /

noun

1. an industrial city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province, on the River IJssel: medieval intellectual centre; early centre of Dutch printing. Pop: 88 000 (2003 est)

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Deventer

There was nothing thriving, either, in the Voorstad neighborhood of Deventer, in the Netherlands, where in 2013 two bummed-out middle-aged men were sitting on their stoops, bemoaning the dreariness around them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Gift of the Givers has been involved in previous efforts to free Van Deventer and other hostages held in the Sahel region.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023

Dutch puzzle maker Oskar van Deventer even invented a set of seven six-sided dice that allow for three players in Buffett’s game.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023

American forward Djordje Mihailovic scored his first goal in the Dutch Eredivisie, helping AZ Alkmaar to a 4-1 win at Go Ahead Eagles on Wednesday night in Deventer, Netherlands.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

Zutphen was captured on the 20th of May, Deventer on the 20th of June.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

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