Enschede

[ en-skhuh-dey ]

/ ˌɛn sxəˈdeɪ /

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noun

a city in E Netherlands.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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Words nearby Enschede

en route, ens, ENSA, ensample, ensanguine, Enschede, ensconce, ensconced, enscroll, ensemble, ensemble acting

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How to use Enschede in a sentence

Enschede possesses several churches, an industrial trade school, and a large park intended for the benefit of the working classes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
Enschede concludes that the Costerian type were produced from leaden matrices and the latter from brass patrices.
From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921|H. C. Forster
Enschede, head of the celebrated type foundry of that name in Haarlem.
From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921|H. C. Forster
Enschede warns us, however, that his theories are simply those of a practical founder and not a bibliographers.
From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921|H. C. Forster

Enschede thinks that Gutenberg obtained his matrices by the second mode.
From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921|H. C. Forster

British Dictionary definitions for Enschede

Enschede

/ (Dutch ˈɛnsxədeː) /

noun

a city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province: a major centre of the Dutch cotton industry. Pop: 152 000 (2003 est)

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