's Hertogenbosch

American  

[ser-toh-khuhn-baws] / ˈsɛr toʊ xənˌbɔs /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of North Brabant, in the S Netherlands.

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's Hertogenbosch British  

/ shɛrtoːxənˈbɔs /

noun

1. French name: Bois-le-Duc.  Also called: Den Bosch.  a city in the S Netherlands, capital of North Brabant province: birthplace of Hieronymus Bosch. Pop: 133 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

The statue of an angel outside St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in 's Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, holds a cellphone, which has two numbers.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2012

Jasmijn Aartsen, left, and Roos Verheijen, both 13, called the number on a sign outside St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in 's Hertogenbosch.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2012

Tilburg, 's Hertogenbosch, Breda, Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom were the bolt positions in the German line from the Maas to the Scheldt estuary.

From Time Magazine Archive

In another departure, during a speech in 's Hertogenbosch, John Paul defensively explained his recent appointments to the hierarchy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leather-tanning and shoe-making are especially associated with the district called Langstraat, which is situated between Geertruidenberg and ’s Hertogenbosch, and consists of a series of industrial villages along the course of the Old Maas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various