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Emmen

American  
[em-uhn] / ˈɛm ən /

noun

  1. a city in NE Netherlands.


Emmen British  
/ ˈɛmə, ˈɛmən /

noun

  1. a city in the NE Netherlands, in Drenthe province: a new town developed since World War II. Pop: 108 000 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He returned last Dec. 23 in the first of five appearances during the 2021-22 season as second-half substitute, and he played the second half of this season’s opening match against Emmen on Aug. 6.

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2022

The logo of Pratt & Whitney is seen in front of a F135-PW-100 fighter aircraft engine during a media presentation at the Swiss Air Force base in Emmen, Switzerland March 24, 2022.

From Reuters Jul. 19, 2022

I was there on a road trip with my parents, and we stopped in the middle of the night in a small town called Emmen.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2021

He was only seven and he and his mechanic arrived alone at a track in Emmen, Holland.

From The Guardian Mar. 19, 2018

I knew the Müllers of the Emmen Thal so well, that I had great difficulty in fitting the character which the honest man gave of himself fairly upon any one of them all.

From The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons by Cooper, James Fenimore

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