Apeldoorn

American

[ah-puhl-dohrn, -dawrn] / ˈɑ pəlˌdoʊrn, -ˌdɔrn /

noun

a city in central Netherlands.

Apeldoorn British

/ ˈaːpəldoːrn, ˈæpəlˌdɔːn /

noun

a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)

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But despite taking the decision not to defend her individual 400m title here, the home favourite still has a significant role to play in Apeldoorn.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

The European Indoor Championships take place in Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands, from 6-9 March.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

The city of Apeldoorn announced that it had provided short-term accommodation to ease the crisis and that the asylum-seekers would move on after four days to another location.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

“We’re not going without a fight,” said Mr. Apeldoorn, the dairy farmer.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2022

On the Apeldoorn road is Sonsbeek, with a wooded park and small lakes, formerly a private seat and now belonging to the municipality.

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