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Rijswijk

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Rijs·wijk  (rsvk) also Rys·wick (rzwk)
A city of western Netherlands, a suburb of The Hague. The Treaty of Ryswick (1697) ended the War of the Grand Alliance between England and France and acknowledged William of Orange as William III of England. Population: 47,000.
Rijswijk [ˈraɪsvaɪk (Dutch) ˈrɛjswɛjk]
n
(Placename) a town in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province on the SE outskirts of The Hague: scene of the signing (1697) of the Treaty of Rijswijk ending the War of the Grand Alliance. Pop.: 48 000 (1991) English name Ryswick


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