Neuss

[nois]

noun

a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.

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Still the duke would not quit the siege of Neuss before the 13th of June.
The Boke of Noblesse
Unknown
The details of all the aid they had given him, 2500 men for Neuss and many other contributions, were recapitulated.
Charles the Bold
Ruth Putnam
In all, the forces at Charles's disposition amounted to about ten thousand, far fewer than those at Neuss or at Granson.
Charles the Bold
Ruth Putnam
The suburbs of Neuss abound in numerous vegetable gardens, enclosed with well clipt hedges.
Journal of a Horticultural Tour through Germany, Belgium, and part of France, in the Autumn of 1835
James Forbes
Of these, one was found in the Rhenish country between Neuss and Xanten.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times
John Stewart Milne

British Dictionary definitions for neuss

Neuss

noun

an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia west of Düsseldorf: founded as a Roman fortress in the 1st century ad . Pop: 152 050 (2003 est)Latin name: Novaesium

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