Groningen
Americannoun
noun
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a province in the NE Netherlands: mainly agricultural. Capital: Groningen. Pop: 573 000 (2003 est). Area: 2336 sq km (902 sq miles)
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a city in the NE Netherlands, capital of Groningen province. Pop: 177 000 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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At the annual championships in Groningen, amateur and professional chefs from the Netherlands and beyond compete for the top prize in both categories -- a coveted silver ladle.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
FC Groningen took the opportunity and signed a 19-year-old Van Dijk in 2010 - despite Willem finally making him an offer.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
The cut is “shocking, because it will hurt the country’s potential for innovation,” says chemist and 2016 Nobel Prize winner Ben Feringa of the University of Groningen, who sits on the fund’s advisory council.
From Science Magazine • May 23, 2024
“The platforms are earning money off of this. They are benefiting from it, and the whole country is paying the price,” said Ritumbra Manuvie a law professor at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
The train was going only as far as Groningen, a Dutch city not far from the border.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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