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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.


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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The BBC World Service hears from Hetty Bischoff van Heemskerck, a young Dutch woman from the city of Arnhem, who watched the Allied paratroopers come down.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2024

“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 May 10, 2024

Since making his Blues debut in 2019 - following successful loan spells in the Netherlands with Vitesse Arnhem and the Championship with Derby - Mount has amassed 195 appearances for the club, scoring 33 goals.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2023

The station is well positioned to collect signals intelligence over Australia and New Zealand and telemetry data on rockets launched from Australia's new Arnhem Space Centre, it said.

From Reuters Apr. 18, 2023

Master Gifford's house was frequented by many faithful Puritans in Arnhem, and amongst them was a lady named Gruithuissens, who was well-known for her benevolence and tender sympathy with all who were sorrowful and oppressed.

From Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney by Marshall, Emma

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