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Vlaardingen

American  
[vlahr-ding-uhn] / ˈvlɑr dɪŋ ən /

noun

  1. a city in the W Netherlands, at the mouth of the Rhine.


Vlaardingen British  
/ ˈvlaːrdɪŋə /

noun

  1. a port in the W Netherlands, in South Holland west of Rotterdam: the third largest port in the Netherlands. Pop: 74 000 (2003 est)

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The two first personages are Frans Banning-Cock, Lord of Furmerland and Ilpendam, captain of the company, and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruijtenberg, Lord of Vlaardingen, the two marching side by side.

From Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon

At his Majesty's side paced William Bentinck, Earl of Portland, whom we have already met, in the course of this narrative, in the little inn at Vlaardingen.

From The Blue Pavilions by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Vlaardingen, the principal port engaged in the herring fishery, was pointed out to him.

From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Oliver Optic

The two first personages are Frans Banning Cock, Lord of Furmerland and Ilpendam, captain of the company, and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruijtenberg, Lord of Vlaardingen, the two marching side by side.

From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton

"I really don't know his name; but he was accompanied, to be sure, by a Captain Salt when I met him at Vlaardingen."

From The Blue Pavilions by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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