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A·pel·doorn

(ăp′əl-dôrn′, ä′pəl-)

A city of east-central Netherlands north of Arnhem. It is a popular tourist center.

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Apeldoorn

(ˈæpəlˌdɔːn; Dutch ˈaːpəldoːrn)

(Placename) a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)

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A•pel•doorn

(ˈɑ pəlˌdoʊrn, -ˌdɔrn)

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a city in central Netherlands. 146,337.

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Apeldoorn - a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family

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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