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IJ

American  
[ahy] / aɪ /
Or Ij

noun

  1. an inland arm of the Ijsselmeer in the Netherlands: Amsterdam located on its S side.


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Created by the Herbert Johnson Hat Company in London, the inside lining features gold monogrammed initials "IJ".

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024

In Shoreline, IJ Sushi Burrito, which has a huge following for its shrimp tempura burrito and other Mexican-Asian fusion, opens in Aurora Village for its sixth branch.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2023

They include IJburg, a planned residential district east of Amsterdam where more than 120 floating homes will make up “Waterbuurt West,” a floating suburb on an inland bay called the IJ.

From Scientific American • Dec. 25, 2020

This week: Send us one or more edgy rhyming alphabet-primer couplets, as in the examples above; the pairs are AB, CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL, MN, OP, QR, ST, UV, WX and YZ.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2017

Just above it, H is the quick-throw valve for shutting off the tension equalizer IJ.

From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano

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