Wal·che·ren (wäl k -rn, wôl -) A region, formerly an island, of southwest Netherlands in the Scheldt estuary. |
Walcheren (Dutch) [ˈwɑlxərə]
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(Placename) an island in the SW Netherlands, in the Scheldt estuary: administratively part of Zeeland province; suffered severely in World War II, when the dykes were breached, and again in the floods of 1953. Area: 212 sq. km (82 sq. miles)
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