Maastricht

American  

[mahs-trikht] / ˈmɑs trɪxt /

noun

1. a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.

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Maastricht British  

/ maːˈstrɪxt, ˈmɑːstrɪxt /

noun

1. a city in the SE Netherlands near the Belgian and German borders: capital of Limburg province, on the River Maas (Meuse); a European Community treaty ( Maastricht Treaty ) was signed here in 1992, setting out the terms for the creation of the European Union. Pop: 122 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Through the Maastricht escape clause, countries can increase defense spending by up to 1.5% of GDP per year, amounting to as much as €500 billion in aggregate.

From MarketWatch

"This is a very important study as it highlights the real medical risks posed to the public by chatbots," David Shaw, a bioethicist at Maastricht University in the Netherlands who was not involved in the research, told AFP.

From Barron's

In 2017 and again in 2023, he sent it to the world’s pre-eminent old masters fair, the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, the latter with a price equivalent to $701,500.

From The Wall Street Journal

O’Shanick, Van de Goot and other medical professionals, including Michael Freeman, a professor of forensic epidemiology at Maastricht University, agreed with the industry position that direct causation hasn’t been proven, in part because companies have objected to placing air quality monitors on aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inditex said it had made "important relocations and refurbishments" at its locations in Osaka, Maastricht and Barcelona.

From Barron's