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Tilburg

American  
[til-burg, til-bœrkh] / ˈtɪl bɜrg, ˈtɪl bœrx /

noun

  1. a city in the S Netherlands.


Tilburg British  
/ ˈtɪlbyrx, ˈtɪlbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. a city in the S Netherlands, in North Brabant: textile industries. Pop: 198 000 (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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That question vexes former Royal Netherlands Air Force Apache attack helicopter pilot Roy Lindelauf, who is now a professor of data science in the department of intelligent systems of Tilburg University.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

“Many grandparents provide regular care for their grandchildren – care that supports families and society more broadly,” said lead researcher Flavia Chereches, MS, of Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

From Science Daily Jan. 29, 2026

Govan had recently flown in from Tilburg in the Netherlands, where he visited the TextielMuseum’s TextielLab with interdisciplinary artist and weaver Sarah Rosalena.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2025

Breda Mayor Paul Depla said the initial experiment in his city and Tilburg would help detect any “growing pains” in the system.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2023

But in 1818, more than two decades earlier, Tilburg saw the birth of Francis Cornelius Donders.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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