Nijmegen

American  

[nahy-mey-guhn, nahy-mey-khuhn, -khuh] / ˈnaɪ meɪ gən, ˈnaɪ meɪ xən, -xə /

noun

1. a city in the E Netherlands, on the Waal River: peace treaty 1678.

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Nijmegen British  

/ ˈnaɪˌmeɪɡən, ˈnɛimeːxə /

noun

1. Latin name: Noviomagus.  German name: Nimwegen.  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)

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Example Sentences

The hospital in the city of Nijmegen said on Monday this was a precautionary measure, as the workers did not follow strict protocols while handling the patient's blood and urine samples.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

And so, in the spring of 1943, he was transported from his Dutch hometown of Nijmegen to join 400,000 other Fremdarbeiter—alien workers—in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Jetten studied public administration at Radboud University in Nijmegen, which he selected on "late chooser's day".

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Dries van Agt, a Dutch politician and former prime minister of the Netherlands who became a pro-Palestinian activist later in life, died on Feb. 5 in his hometown, Nijmegen.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The Peace of Nijmegen was not the end of the story.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin