Amersfoort

[ ah-merz-fawrt, -fohrt, -mers- ]

/ ˈɑ mərzˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt, -mərs- /

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noun

a city in the central Netherlands.

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How to use Amersfoort in a sentence

Having reached this resolve, I was nearly putting it into instant execution, by alighting at Amersfoort, but thought better of it.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
Plows were soon at work, and from the settlement thus begun grew the village of "New Amersfoort," now the town of Flatlands.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County|Stephen Ostrander
The road running to Amersfoort turned off at an angle corresponding to the present line of Flatbush Avenue.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County|Stephen Ostrander
That hill is famed for its height throughout the whole country, and bears the formidable name of 'the Amersfoort Mountain.'
On Commando|Dietlof Van Warmelo

In the night the allies retreated to Amersfoort, leaving 300 sick behind them.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for Amersfoort

Amersfoort

/ (Dutch ˈaːmərsfoːrt) /

noun

a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)

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