Arnhem

American  

[ahrn-hem, ahr-nuhm] / ˈɑrn hɛm, ˈɑr nəm /

noun

1. a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.

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Arnhem British  

/ ˈɑːnəm /

noun

1. a city in the E Netherlands, capital of Gelderland province, on the Rhine: site of a World War II battle. Pop: 142 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Varsity took place just five months after the disastrous Battle of Arnhem, which resulted in 90% casualties to the Glider Pilot Regiment.

From BBC

Immortalised by the everyday phrase "a bridge too far", the failure to secure a final bridge at Arnhem was the result of stronger-than-anticipated German resistance, logistical setbacks and tactical decisions by Allied commanders.

From BBC

But by the end of the week, Arnhem remained in Nazi hands and nearly 2,000 Commonwealth and Allied soldiers were killed.

From BBC

Last weekend Ms Hall visited the Netherlands with the charity for Wandeltocht, the world's largest one-day commemorative march in remembrance of the Battle of Arnhem.

From BBC

“The silence was deafening,” said Alastair King, the head of the Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation, or A.L.P.A., a nonprofit organization that operates the Lajamanu store and others in remote communities.

From New York Times