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Antwerp

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Ant·werp  (ntwrp) also An·vers (ä-vâr) or Ant·wer·pen (äntvrpn)
A city of northern Belgium on the Scheldt River north of Brussels. One of Europe's busiest ports, it has been a center of the diamond industry since the 15th century. The first stock exchange was founded here in 1460. Population: 466,000.
Antwerp [ˈæntwɜːp]
n
1. (Placename) a province of N Belgium. Pop.: 1 643 972 (2000 est.). Area: 2859 sq. km (1104 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a port in N Belgium, capital of Antwerp province, on the River Scheldt: a major European port. Pop.: 446 525 (2000 est.) Flemish name Antwerpen [ˈɑntwɛrpə] French name Anvers
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Noun1.AntwerpAntwerp - a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460
Antwerpen, Anvers
Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Translations
Antwerp [ˈæntwɜːp] N → Amberes m
Antwerp [ˈæntwɜːrp] n → Anvers
Antwerp
n → Antwerpen nt
Antwerp [ˈæntwɜːp] n → Anversa


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Among the more curious of such remains is part of a skull, which in the year was disinterred in the Rue Dauphine in Paris, a short street opening almost directly upon the palace of the Tuileries; and bones disinterred in excavating the great docks of Antwerp, in Napoleon's time.
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We have seen him, more successful under the name of Jacob than under that of Isaac, gain the friendship of Gryphus, which for several months he cultivated by means of the best Genievre ever distilled from the Texel to Antwerp, and he lulled the suspicion of the jealous turnkey by holding out to him the flattering prospect of his designing to marry Rosa.
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