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Hengelo

American  
[heng-uh-loh] / ˈhɛŋ əˌloʊ /

noun

  1. a city in the E Netherlands.


Hengelo British  
/ ˈhɛŋəloː /

noun

  1. a city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province on the Twente Canal: industrial centre, esp for textiles. Pop: 81 000 (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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Above his left breast were two GPS coordinates: The first is for Hengelo, the city in eastern Holland where he grew up.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2021

The 19-year-old had no expectations of that summery May day in Hengelo.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2015

"It was just lack of concentration and I've been coming to terms with it," said Lewis-Francis, who committed the errors in Ostrava last Thursday and Hengelo on Sunday.

From The Guardian Jun. 4, 2010

"There is not the same celebrity culture that surrounds the English game, but the backing we get is terrific," says McClaren, who has a home in semi-rural Hengelo.

From The Guardian May 1, 2010

ENSCHEDE, a town in the province of Overysel, Holland, near the Prussian frontier, and a junction station 5 m. by rail S.E. of Hengelo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

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