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Definition of Nijmegen

1. Noun. An industrial city in the eastern Netherlands.

Definition of Nijmegen

1. Proper noun. a city in the east of the Netherlands ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nijmegen

Literary usage of Nijmegen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"... Nijmegen—NIJNI-NOVGOROD. plants are more widely diffused. It is only slightly narcotic. The leaves, in a fresh state, are laid to be injurious to ..."

2. Catalogue of the Pictures, Miniatures, Pastels, Framed Water Colour Drawings by Rijksmuseum (Netherlands) (1905)
"(This is the portrait of Dionys van Nijmegen, painter, ... On the back is the inscription: »Dit is de Afbeelding van Vrouwe Sara van Nijmegen geb. ..."

3. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1881)
"Nijmegen is u large market for cattle and agricultural produce, ... "Nijmegen is celebrated for the great peace congress of the European powers which was ..."

4. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"I stayed with that infantry outfit right up to Nijmegen. Before we reached Nijmegen, ... The Eindhoven- Nijmegen area was a long way from England. ..."

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