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Hilversum

American  
[hil-ver-suhm] / ˈhɪl vər səm /

noun

  1. a city in central Netherlands.


Hilversum British  
/ ˈhɪlvəsəm, ˈhɪlvərsym /

noun

  1. a city in the central Netherlands, in North Holland province: Dutch radio and television centre. Pop: 83 000 (2003 est))

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Universal has operational headquarters in Santa Monica and corporate headquarters in Hilversum, Netherlands, where it trades on the Euronext Amsterdam.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

Valegård, who is also a part-time teacher at the International School Hilversum in the Netherlands, hopes the images will inspire his pupils to become scientists in the future.

From Science Daily Mar. 5, 2024

When Sonny Rollins visited Vara Studio in Hilversum, Holland, in 1967, he was about to embark on a six-year hiatus from recording.

From New York Times Dec. 4, 2020

"I asked him what he was doing here and he said, 'I flew in from Hilversum today'. I informed him I was arresting him."

From BBC Dec. 12, 2016

“He just arrived in Hilversum this morning. Herr Gutlieber, my father.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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