Deventer

[dey-vuh n-ter]

noun

a city in E Netherlands.

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Historical Examples of deventer

There was nothing here of the glory that had shone about Deventer.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
Johan Huizinga
Deventer, which was full of sympathisers, was their first aim.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2)
Thomas M. Lindsay
Zutphen was captured on the 20th of May, Deventer on the 20th of June.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5
Various
Gerrit, who had been a subaltern at Deventer and Venlo, was now a captain at the Hague.
Small Souls
Louis Couperus
It was probably painted while Ter Borch was a burgomaster of Deventer.
The Standard Galleries - Holland
Esther Singleton

British Dictionary definitions for deventer

Deventer

noun

an industrial city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province, on the River IJssel: medieval intellectual centre; early centre of Dutch printing. Pop: 88 000 (2003 est)

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