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'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.


'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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The land around 's Hertogenbosch is low-lying and swampy.

From Time Magazine Archive

In southern 's Hertogenbosch ragamuffin children romped through the streets in false faces.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is connected by tramway with Zutphen and Utrecht, and there is a regular service of steamers to Cologne, Amsterdam, Nijmwegen, Tiel, ’s Hertogenbosch and Rotterdam.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

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