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Enschede

American  
[en-skhuh-dey] / ˌɛn sxəˈdeɪ /

noun

  1. a city in E Netherlands.


Enschede British  
/ ˈɛnsxədeː /

noun

  1. 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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She was unable to work after things went south with her husband, she said, so she took to traveling, leaving her hometown of Enschede, in the Netherlands, which she confusingly spelled “Enskod.”

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

For more than two years, home for Curt Bloch was a tiny crawl space below the rafters of a modest brick home in Enschede, a Dutch city near the German border.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023

"We had it with the old politicians," voter Herman Borcher said in the eastern town of Enschede, welcoming the election outcome.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2023

Yeremy Pino won the ball off Italy legend Leonardo Bonucci outside his own box before firing in Spain's opener in Enschede, Netherlands.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

Without a word, without a sign, Enschede started toward the beach, where his proa waited.

From The Ragged Edge by MacGrath, Harold