WALCHEREN

Meaning of WALCHEREN in English

/wahl"kheuh rddeuhn, -rddeuh, wahl"geuh-/ , n.

an island in SW Netherlands: part of Zeeland province. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).

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FLUSHING — /flush"ing/ , n. Dutch, Vlissingen . a seaport on Walcheren Island, in the SW Netherlands. 46,055.
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ZEELAND — maritime provincie, southwestern Netherlands. It occupies the delta lands of the Scheldt (Schelde) and Maas (Meuse) rivers. The provincie comprises …
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WILLIBRORD, SAINT — born 658?, Northumbria, probably near York, Eng. died Nov. 7, 739, Echternach, Austrasia; feast day November 7 also called Willibrord …
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WESTERN SCHELDT — Dutch Westerschelde, estuary, flowing westward for about 30 miles (50 km) through the Delta Islands in southwestern Netherlands to the …
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VLISSINGEN — English Flushing gemeente (commune), Zeeland provincie, southwestern Netherlands. It is situated on the southern coast of Walcheren Island, at the …
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SCHELDE RIVER
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MIDDELBURG — gemeente (commune) and capital, Zeeland provincie, southwestern Netherlands, on the former Walcheren Island. Named for its central position on the …
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DELTA PROJECT — also called Delta Works, Dutch Deltawerken, in the southwestern Netherlands, a giant flood-control project that closed off the Rhine, Maas, …
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CHARLES XIV JOHN — born Jan. 26, 1763, Pau, Fr. died March 8, 1844, Stockholm Swedish Karl Johan, or Carl Johan, original name Jean-baptiste …
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CASTLEREAGH, ROBERT STEWART, VISCOUNT — born June 18, 1769, Dublin died Aug. 12, 1822, London also called (from 1821) 2nd Marquess Of Londonderry British foreign …
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BESSIRES, JEAN-BAPTISTE, DUC (DUKE) D'ISTRIE — born Aug. 6, 1768, Prayssac, Fr. died May 1, 1813, Rippach, Saxony French soldier and, as one of Napoleon's marshals, …
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NEHALENNIA — [Other] A Teutonic goddess, probably of navigation, commerce, and fertility. She was locally worshipped in the area of Domburg (Walcheren), …
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