Utrecht

[yoo-trekt, y-trekht]

noun

1. a province in central Netherlands. 511 sq. mi. (1,325 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of this province: treaties ending the War of the Spanish Succession signed here 1714.

Utrecht

/ ˈyːtrɛxt, ˈjuːtrɛkt /

noun

1. a province of the W central Netherlands. Capital: Utrecht. Pop: 1 152 000 (2003 est). Area: 1362 sq km (526 sq miles)

2. a city in the central Netherlands, capital of Utrecht province: scene of the signing (1579) of the Union of Utrecht (the foundation of the later kingdom of the Netherlands) and of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), ending the War of the Spanish Succession. Pop: 265 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Cancer biology, drug safety studies and aging research may all benefit from a fluorescent sensor created at Utrecht University.

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"I think it's a very dubious way of trying to explain what drove Hitler's actions," says Iva Vukusic, assistant professor of international history at Utrecht University.

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Researchers from Utrecht University set out to understand why.

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“There is no chance whatsoever that Wilders will be” in the next government,” says Hans Vollaard, associate professor of political science at the Utrecht University School of Governance.

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Earth scientist Dr. Lonneke Roelofs of Utrecht University set out to study the origin of mysterious gullies carved into Martian dunes.

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