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Leyden

American  
[lahyd-n] / ˈlaɪd n /

noun

  1. Lucas van Leyden.

  2. John of. John of Leyden.

  3. Leiden.

  4. a Dutch cheese similar to Edam, often flavored with caraway seeds, cumin, cinnamon, or cloves.


Leyden 1 British  
/ ˈlaɪdən, ˈlɛidə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Leiden

"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

Leyden 2 British  
/ ˈlaɪdən /

noun

  1. See Lucas van Leyden

"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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Chris Leyden, SeatGeek’s senior director of marketing, said it’s “a level of fan travel we typically only see for marquee events like the Super Bowl.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The Italy-Albania deal has been endorsed by the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyden, who called it “an example of out-of-the-box thinking, based on fair sharing of responsibilities with third countries.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

In Silicon Valley, Leyden said, it’s pretty much a requirement to fail with one company to get access to the capital and credentials needed to gain success with another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

Commission President Ursula von der Leyden said during a news conference.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2022

Within the same years it was reprinted at Erfurt, The Hague, Cologne, Mayence, Leyden, and elsewhere.

From Against War by Desiderius Erasmus

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