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Walcheren
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Wal·che·ren  (wälk-rn, wôl-)
A region, formerly an island, of southwest Netherlands in the Scheldt estuary.
Walcheren (Dutch) [ˈwɑlxərə]
n
(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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