Overijssel
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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A court in Overijssel, an eastern provence bordering Germany, had said in a statement: “This behaviour is unacceptable in our society and demands that a penalty be imposed on the suspect.”
From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2018
The court in Overijssel suspended 16 days of the sentence and the man will not spend any more time in jail, having already spent 14 days in preventative custody last year.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2016
In fact, the farm was moving from Overijssel northward, towards Friesland.
From Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks by Griffis, William Elliot
In Groningen the proportion is less; and in Guelderland and Overijssel, it is less still.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
After a while, he moved to the shore of the Zuyder Zee and into Overijssel.
From Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks by Griffis, William Elliot
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