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Utrecht

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U·trecht  (ytrkt, ütrt)
A city of central Netherlands south-southeast of Amsterdam. Dating to pre-Roman times, it was an important textile and commercial center during the Middle Ages. The Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713). Population: 288,000.
Utrecht (Dutch) [ˈyːtrɛxt (English) ˈjuːtrɛkt]
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1. (Placename) a province of the W central Netherlands. Capital: Utrecht. Pop.: 1 107 800 (2000 est.). Area: 1362 sq. km (526 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a city in the central Netherlands, capital of Utrecht province: scene of the signing (1579) of the Union of Utrecht (the foundation of the later kingdom of the Netherlands) and of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), ending the War of the Spanish Succession. Pop.: 232 718 (1999 est.)
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Noun1.UtrechtUtrecht - a city in the central Netherlands    
Holland, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level


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The union of Utrecht, says another respectable writer, reposes an authority in the States-General, seemingly sufficient to secure harmony, but the jealousy in each province renders the practice very different from the theory.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
A bed without curtains, four arm-chairs, and a couch, covered with yellow Utrecht velvet, composed, with a prie-Dieu, all its furniture.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
He thought of the stray amours to which he had been introduced by Flanagan, the sly visits to houses in a cul-de-sac, with the drawing-room in Utrecht velvet, and the mercenary graces of painted women.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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