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Leiden

American  
[lahyd-n] / ˈlaɪd n /
Or Leyden

noun

  1. a city in W Netherlands.


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)

"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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Tatum Nzekwesi, 28, who lived in Leiden in the Netherlands for about a year, said during that time she had less acne and brain fog, and noticed better digestion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

During his trip, he will also inspect the centuries-old Chola Plates, rings with engraved copper plates, that are being returned to India by Leiden University.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

Geerten Boogaard, professor of local government at Leiden University, says Moerdijk highlights the way political power is distributed in the Dutch system.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026

During a European sojourn, he surprised a colloquium at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands by delivering a lecture in Dutch, which he had taught himself.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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