Groningen

[groh-ning-uhn, khroh-ning-uhn]

noun

1. a city in the NE Netherlands.

Groningen

/ ˈxroːnɪŋə, ˈɡrəʊnɪŋən /

noun

1. a province in the NE Netherlands: mainly agricultural. Capital: Groningen. Pop: 573 000 (2003 est). Area: 2336 sq km (902 sq miles)

2. a city in the NE Netherlands, capital of Groningen province. Pop: 177 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

FC Groningen took the opportunity and signed a 19-year-old Van Dijk in 2010 - despite Willem finally making him an offer.

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No-one needs much reminding about his stellar career, having won six top-flight titles, a Champions League trophy and four Copa del Reys during his time in Europe - which also took in spells at Atletico Madrid, Groningen and Ajax.

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"These observations are not possible from Earth because the relevant gas emissions are absorbed by its atmosphere," explained lead author Aditya Arabhavi of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

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"This is profoundly different from the composition we see in disks around solar-type stars, where oxygen-bearing molecules such as water and carbon dioxide dominate," added team member Inga Kamp, University of Groningen.

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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.

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