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

Located in Utrecht in the Netherlands, Team Liquid's base is part office, part video game arcade and part luxury student accommodation.

From BBC

"We have about two weeks," says Van Rouwendaal, who's normally based in Utrecht but is in Basel for this year's contest.

From BBC

Jim van Os, a psychiatrist and professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht, questions whether teens whose brains are still developing can ever meet the legal criteria.

From Salon

There is a photo of his ruined home in Syria, one of René running in a marathon in Utrecht.

From BBC

Despite the growing support for geoengineering research, the scientific community is no monolith, and plenty of other researchers, like Utrecht University’s Biermann, have grave concerns.

From Salon