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Amersfoort

American  
[ah-merz-fawrt, -fohrt, -mers-] / ˈɑ mərzˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt, -mərs- /

noun

  1. a city in the central Netherlands.


Amersfoort British  
/ ˈaːmərsfoːrt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In a museum storage depot in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, a 17th-century painting by a Dutch old master is packed away, unseen and unappreciated.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2024

"Max was P2 in the qualifying race but he didn't give up," Van Amersfoort says.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2021

For small to medium picturesque cities, take the train to Haarlem, Delft, Utrecht or Amersfoort.

From Washington Post Mar. 11, 2020

Competing for the Dutch-based Van Amersfoort Racing team, the German lined up second on the grid for the last of three races at Oschersleben and made a quick getaway to lead from the start.

From Reuters Apr. 26, 2015

It was so strange to hear her say these things when the truth was that a couple of weeks ago these children had never met us, and our parents were really in Amersfoort.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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