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Apeldoorn

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

noun

  1. a city in central Netherlands.


Apeldoorn British  
/ ˈaːpəldoːrn, ˈæpəlˌdɔːn /

noun

  1. 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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The Olympic 1500m bronze medallist, 31, was the strong favourite in Apeldoorn but faded to fourth in the closing stages, as team-mate Revee Walcott-Nolan clinched her first international medal.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

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

From BBC • Feb. 23, 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

“You’re just no longer allowed to exist,” said Mr. Apeldoorn, 52, who has been a farmer for 30 years.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2022

The neighbourhood of Apeldoorn is very picturesque and well wooded.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various