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

On February 16 Charles wrote to Mr. Dormer, an English Jacobite: ‘I order you to go to Anvers, and there to execute my instructions without delay.’

From Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles by Lang, Andrew

"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

Lastly, there is a lady at Anvers, grand-niece of Ravaillac; she holds certain papers in her hands that compromise the order.

From Ten Years Later by Dumas père, Alexandre

Beneath his astonished eyes a towel fell upon the table—a crumpled, soiled towel, bearing on its dingy hem the inscription in indelible ink: "Hôtel du Commerce, Anvers."

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph

One of the later-discovered records was a letter, tear-stained, faded, beautifully written in old French, from Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert to Michel de la Foret at Anvers in March of the year 157.

From Michel and Angele — Complete by Parker, Gilbert