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Enschede

American  
[en-skhuh-dey] / ˌɛn sxəˈdeɪ /

noun

  1. a city in E Netherlands.


Enschede British  
/ ˈɛnsxədeː /

noun

  1. a city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province: a major centre of the Dutch cotton industry. Pop: 152 000 (2003 est)

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She was unable to work after things went south with her husband, she said, so she took to traveling, leaving her hometown of Enschede, in the Netherlands, which she confusingly spelled “Enskod.”

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

"We had it with the old politicians," voter Herman Borcher said in the eastern town of Enschede, welcoming the election outcome.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2023

The final in Rotterdam and third-place game in Enschede are both scheduled on June 18.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2023

In Enschede, an inland city of 159,000 people, water has at times been so scarce that farmers have resorted to siphoning illegally, at night, from ponds and other water sources.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

Without a word, without a sign, Enschede started toward the beach, where his proa waited.

From The Ragged Edge by MacGrath, Harold