Anvers

American  

[ahn-ver] / ɑ̃ˈvɛr /

noun

1. French name of Antwerp.

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Anvers British  

/ ɑ̃vɛr /

noun

1. the French name for Antwerp

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Example Sentences

"Anne, you know, has covered himself with glory in that retreat from Anvers, and is alive."

From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Dumas père, Alexandre

"Dominus Anvers" and "Dominus Modyford" occur in 1694; who were they?

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 105, November 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

So they are gradually abandoning our port, and going to load and unload at Anvers and elsewhere.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various

In the evening we reached Nouvelle Anvers, a large and populous town.

From A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State by Dorman, Marcus Roberts Phipps