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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)

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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