Alkmaar

[ahlk-mahr]

noun

a city in the W Netherlands: cheese market.

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Historical Examples of alkmaar

I remember her citizens' resistance, and the rescued Alkmaar.
The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete
Georg Ebers
In those days there was unbroken land from Alkmaar and Leiden to the Dollart.
The World Set Free
Herbert George Wells
He was afloat, and somewhere between Amsterdam and Alkmaar, but he could not tell where.
The World Set Free
Herbert George Wells
Schiedam, Alkmaar, Edam and Monnikendam gave the same reply.
History of Holland
George Edmundson
Then came the siege of Haarlem, and then the siege of Alkmaar.
A Wanderer in Holland
E. V. Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for alkmaar

Alkmaar

noun

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

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