Maastricht
a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.
- Flemish Maes·tricht .
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How to use Maastricht in a sentence
In a year or two, meat from these dozen cows could end up on the plates of Maastricht’s better-known restaurants, but the cows themselves are not headed for the slaughterhouse.
There was a contract on the table for the team in Cape Town to develop a sequel through a studio with offices in Quebec and Maastricht.
Maastricht contains the provincial archives, a library and geological collections.
Maastricht was originally the trajectus superior (upper ford) of the Romans, and was the seat of a bishop from 382 to 721.
With the aid of the farmer, Max led the band to a point opposite Maastricht, where the frontier ran through a little wood.
Two Daring Young Patriots | W. P. Shervill
In the chancel is a sort of screen before the high altar, worked in brass at Maastricht in 1501.
The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine | Francis MiltounIt stands at the junction of several important roads and railways from Maaseyck, Maastricht and Lige.
British Dictionary definitions for Maastricht
Maestricht
/ (ˈmɑːstrɪxt, Dutch maːˈstrɪxt) /
a city in the SE Netherlands near the Belgian and German borders: capital of Limburg province, on the River Maas (Meuse); a European Community treaty (Maastricht Treaty) was signed here in 1992, setting out the terms for the creation of the European Union. Pop: 122 000 (2003 est)
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