Utrecht

[ yoo-trekt; Dutch y-trekht ]

noun

1. a province in central Netherlands. 511 sq. mi. (1,325 sq. km).
2. a city in and the capital of this province: treaties ending the War of the Spanish Succession signed here 1714.

Utrecht

/ ˈyːtrɛxt; ˈjuːtrɛkt /

noun

1. a province of the W central Netherlands. Capital: Utrecht. Pop: 1 152 000 (2003 est). Area: 1362 sq km (526 sq miles)
2. a city in the central Netherlands, capital of Utrecht province: scene of the signing (1579) of the Union of Utrecht (the foundation of the later kingdom of the Netherlands) and of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), ending the War of the Spanish Succession. Pop: 265 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Gibraltar was ceded to Britain in perpetuity under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.

From The Daily Beast

He takes up the thread of events where Marlborough left them: he begins only at the peace of Utrecht.

From Project Gutenberg

Nevertheless nearly thirty years elapsed after the peace of Utrecht before England again sent an army to the continent.

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What is mentioned in the sentence concerning the deputation to Utrecht, he shews to be palpably false.

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The Treaty of Utrecht secured freedom of worship to the Acadians under certain conditions.

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I advise you to pull down all the forts you have built on the Abenaki lands since the Peace of Utrecht.

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