Middelburg

[ mid-l-burg ]

noun

1. a city in the SW Netherlands.

Middelburg

/ ˈmɪdəlˌbɜːɡ; ˈmɪdəlbyrx /

noun

1. a city in the SW Netherlands, capital of Zeeland province, on Walcheren Island: an important trading centre in the Middle Ages and member of the Hanseatic League; 12th-century abbey; market town. Pop: 46 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

He stayed a week at Domburg, a small seashore village near Middelburg.

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On July 10, 1901, the execution of one Marais took place at Middelburg.

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He was made pensionary (stipendiary magistrate) of Middelburg; and two years afterwards of Dort.

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Nothing is known of his later life till towards its close, when he was residing at Middelburg.

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In 1621 he accepted the office of pensionary of Middelburg, his first step toward official statesmanship.

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