Arnhem

American

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

noun

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

Arnhem British

/ ˈɑːnəm /

noun

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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Spitfire MJ627 first entered service on 25 September 1944 and, just two days later, destroyed Messerschmitt Me 109 over Arnhem.

From BBC ● May 4, 2025

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

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

“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

The station is also well situated 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 ● Nov. 1, 2023

He is now living with his daughter at Oosterdaal House near Huissen, the station before Arnhem.

From The Chief Justice A Novel by Karl Emil Franzos

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