Nijmegen

[ nahy-mey-guhn; Dutch nahy-mey-khuhn, -khuh ]

noun

1. a city in the E Netherlands, on the Waal River: peace treaty 1678.

Nijmegen

/ ˈnaɪˌmeɪɡən; ˈnɛimeːxə /

noun

1. an industrial town in the E Netherlands, in Gelderland province on the Waal River: the oldest town in the country; scene of the signing (1678) of the peace treaty between Louis XIV, the Netherlands, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est) Latin nameNoviomagus German nameNimwegen

Example Sentences

As well as working in his homeland with NEC Nijmegen, Excelsior Rotterdam and NAC Breda, the Dutchman had a year at Brentford before his longer spells with Manchester City and Burnley.

From BBC

Dries van Agt, a Dutch politician and former prime minister of the Netherlands who became a pro-Palestinian activist later in life, died on Feb. 5 in his hometown, Nijmegen.

From New York Times

Many hidden genetic variations can be detected with Chameleolyser, a new method developed in Nijmegen.

From Science Daily

His problems continued with his next club, NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands, which, after two years, told him to not report to preseason in 2014.

From Washington Post

In the Netherlands the level of the Waal - the main Dutch branch of the River Rhine - has dropped below the bottom marker on a bridge at Nijmegen.

From BBC