Doorn

/ (Dutch doːrn) /


noun
  1. a town in the central Netherlands, in Utrecht province: residence of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany from his abdication (1919) until his death (1941)

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How to use Doorn in a sentence

  • “I know of something,” said Mrs. Doorn de Bruijn; and a sudden anxiety came over her placid melancholy.

    The Hidden Force | Louis Couperus
  • “I saw the resident speaking very seriously to the regent,” said Doorn de Bruijn.

    The Hidden Force | Louis Couperus
  • She now accepted the Doorn de Bruijns and the Rantzows as indifferent acquaintances, but no longer as friends.

    The Hidden Force | Louis Couperus
  • Several small groves of cameel-Doorn were found, but no camelopards could be seen.

    The Giraffe Hunters | Mayne Reid
  • February 7th was a repetition of the 6th, except that the gun on Doorn Kloof paid slightly more attention to our position.

    The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War | Cecil Francis Romer and Arthur Edward Mainwaring