Leiden

American  

[lahyd-n] / ˈlaɪd n /

Or Leyden

noun

1. a city in W Netherlands.

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Leiden British  

/ ˈlaɪdən, ˈlɛidə /

noun

1. a city in the W Netherlands, in South Holland province: residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620; university (1575). Pop: 118 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Willem introduced him as a friend from Leiden and he shook hands with us one by one.

From Literature

Scientists in Leiden have developed a new antibiotic called EVG7 that can combat the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile using only a very small dose.

From Science Daily

The project involved collaboration with scientists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Leiden University, and Chalmers University.

From Science Daily

His comedy career has often incorporated his lived experience with a rare blood-clotting disease called Factor V Leiden that almost killed him.

From Los Angeles Times

An international research team led by Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, working with Monash University and other partners, published the preclinical findings in Science Advances.

From Science Daily