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Leeuwarden

[ley-y-wahr-duh n]
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noun

a city in N Netherlands.

Friesland

[freez-luh nd; Dutch frees-lahnt]

noun

a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
Also especially British, Frisian.
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Historical Examples of leeuwarden

  • At Leeuwarden, therefore, it was for me to do something desperate when desperate need arose.

  • Amongst the objects which attracted his attention was a sect of communistic mystics established near Leeuwarden.

    Locke

    Thomas Fowler

  • And the Leeuwarden was sunk by being hit from the deck guns of a German submarine off the coast of Holland.

  • One of the first things that I noticed at Leeuwarden was the presence of a new bird.

  • Once Leeuwarden was famous for its goldsmiths and silversmiths, but the interest in precious metal work is not what it was.

British Dictionary definitions for leeuwarden

Leeuwarden

noun

a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Friesland province. Pop: 91 000 (2003 est)

Friesland

noun

a province of the N Netherlands, on the IJsselmeer and the North Sea: includes four of the West Frisian Islands; flat, with sand dunes and fens (under reclamation), canals, and lakes. Capital: Leeuwarden. Pop: 640 000 (2003 est). Area: 3319 sq km (1294 sq miles)Official and Frisian name: Fryslân
an area comprising the province of Friesland in the Netherlands along with the regions of East Friesland and North Friesland in Germany
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