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Haarlem

American  
[hahr-luhm] / ˈhɑr ləm /

noun

  1. a city in the W Netherlands, W of Amsterdam.


Haarlem British  
/ ˈhaːrlɛm /

noun

  1. a city in the W Netherlands, capital of North Holland province. Pop: 147 000 (2003 est)

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Agnolo Bronzino in Florence, Frans Hals in Haarlem, Hyacinthe Rigaud in Paris — lots of great European portrait painters exploited the language of wardrobe, but none more eloquently than Goya.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

The city of Haarlem, outside of Amsterdam, is set to ban advertising of “industrialized meat” in public spaces starting in 2025.

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Wednesday’s decision means that Schiphol “may not reduce the maximum number of flights … to 460,000,” the court in Haarlem said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

One highlight will be an elaborate sterling silver cup made in 1688 by Jan Diamant in Haarlem.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022

In front of me was the Betsie of Haarlem, happy and at peace.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom