Nijmegen
[ nahy-mey-guhn; Dutch nahy-mey-khuhn, -khuh ]
/ ˈnaɪ meɪ gən; Dutch ˈnaɪ meɪ xən, -xə /
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noun
a city in the E Netherlands, on the Waal River: peace treaty 1678.
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“This expands the malaria problem from a predominantly rural problem to an urban problem,” says Teun Bousema, an epidemiologist at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
A major malaria outbreak in Ethiopia came from an invasive Asian mosquito|Jake Buehler|November 2, 2022|Science NewsTerence was confident he saw Nijmegen; but pushing on to get a still finer view, we came to grief in crossing a heather “brae”.
The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland|J. Irwin BrownAssault on the works of Nijmegen, a strong city of Holland; general Bushe, of the allies, was killed by an 8lb.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nijmegen
Nijmegen
/ (ˈnaɪˌmeɪɡən, Dutch ˈnɛimeːxə) /
noun
an industrial town in the E Netherlands, in Gelderland province on the Waal River: the oldest town in the country; scene of the signing (1678) of the peace treaty between Louis XIV, the Netherlands, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)Latin name: Noviomagus German name: Nimwegen
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