Alkmaar

[ ahlk-mahr ]

/ ˈɑlk mɑr /

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noun

a city in the W Netherlands: cheese market.

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Words nearby Alkmaar

alkekengi, alkene, alkene series, alkermes, alkide, Alkmaar, alko, Alkoran, alkoxide, alkoxy, alky

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How to use Alkmaar in a sentence

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.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton
This painter, an elder contemporary and precursor of Ruysdael, was born at Alkmaar.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
Cornelius van Drebbel, at Alkmaar, first employed cochineal for the production of scarlet in 1650.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various
He was not exchanged under the Alkmaar Cartel, but remained a prisoner until the 16th October 1801.
The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross Huntingdonshire|Thomas James Walker

After raising the siege of Alkmaar, they had invested Leyden and cut off all communication between the Dutch cities.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1-20|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Alkmaar

Alkmaar

/ (Dutch ˈɑlkmaːr) /

noun

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

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