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Leeuwarden

American  
[ley-y-wahr-duhn] / ˈleɪ üˌwɑr dən /

noun

  1. a city in N Netherlands.


Leeuwarden British  
/ ˈleːwɑrdə /

noun

  1. a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Friesland province. Pop: 91 000 (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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Leeuwarden mayor Foort van Oosten also condemned the incident and promised an investigation, while the Dutch football association said it would revisit its protocols for incidents of disorder.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

He left the University of North Carolina after his junior season to sign with Zwolle in 1994, switched to Sparta Rotterdam in 1996 and Cambuur Leeuwarden in 1998.

From Washington Times Dec. 2, 2022

Leeuwarden is located approximately 140 miles north of Amsterdam.

From Fox News Mar. 9, 2022

The event in Leeuwarden, about 90 minutes north of Amsterdam, is a last-chance qualifier that will send two teams in mixed doubles and three each in men’s and women’s to Beijing in February.

From Seattle Times Dec. 10, 2021

Done and pronounced at Leeuwarden April 29th, 1536.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Herbert Marshall, R.W.S.

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