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Venlo

American  
[ven-loh] / ˈvɛn loʊ /
Or Venloo

noun

  1. a city in SE Netherlands.


Venlo British  
/ ˈvɛnloː /

noun

  1. a city in the SE Netherlands, in Limburg on the Maas River. Pop: 92 000 (2003 est)

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Giakoumakis, a summer arrival from Dutch side VVV Venlo, was unleashed from the start after impressing in the Europa League win over Ferencvaros, his third outing off the bench.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2021

“If we hadn’t freed up the areas to reroute the excess water from the Maas River, Venlo and Roermond would have been flooded,” Mr. van der Broeck said of two regional cities.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

Water levels in rivers around major cities such as Venlo and Roermond reached record levels early on Saturday and were not expected to drop before late on Sunday, the authorities said.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2021

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Authorities in the southern Dutch town of Venlo are evacuating a hospital due to the looming threat of flooding.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2021

The Cuijp Family.—The founder of this family was Gerrit Gerritsz Cuijp, originally from Venlo, who settled in Dordrecht, where in 1585 he entered the Guild of St. Luke as a painter on glass.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther