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Scheveningen

American  
[skhey-vuhn-ing-uhn] / ˈsxeɪ vənˌɪŋ ən /

noun

  1. a town in the W Netherlands, near The Hague: seaside resort.


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Duterte, who was president from 2016 to 2022, was arrested in Manila in March last year, flown directly to the Netherlands and has since been held at the ICC's detention unit at Scheveningen Prison.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Streets around harbors flooded overnight in some Dutch North Sea towns including Scheveningen, the seaside suburb of The Hague.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

In the Netherlands, streets around harbors flooded overnight in some North Sea towns including Scheveningen, the seaside suburb of The Hague.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

A keen jockey, she has a horse named Mojito and was nicknamed the Cocktail Queen while working at a beach bar in Scheveningen during the summer holidays.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022

We were guarded by the same young women who had patrolled the corridors at Scheveningen.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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