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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A province and former duchy of east-central Netherlands. The duchy was formed in 1339 and passed to the Habsburgs in 1543. It became part of the Netherlands in 1579, although a portion was ceded to Prussia in the 1700s.

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  • proper noun A province of The Netherlands.

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Examples

  • Eijkman was born on August 11, 1858, at Nijkerk in Gelderland

    Christiaan Eijkman - Biography 1965

  • The demands for tribute on the provinces acquired later, such as Gelderland, Groningen, Friesland and

    History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

  • Mr. Pot recommends a design from Danish textile company Kvadrat called Steelcut Trio €2,895, which comes in some 50 variations, but Gelderland itself allows buyers to choose from its entire textile archive, numbering in the thousands.

    Finding Tomorrow's Heirlooms Today J. S. Marcus 2011

  • EVDV461.html; Waterbedrijf Gelderland, “Drinkwater en gezondheid,” de Waterkrant 2 April 1999: 2.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • The Ritz sofa, created for the Dutch firm Gelderland by Rotterdam designer Bertjan Pot, has a wafer-like simplicity set off by its stiletto legs.

    Finding Tomorrow's Heirlooms Today J. S. Marcus 2011

  • EVDV461.html; Waterbedrijf Gelderland, “Drinkwater en gezondheid,” de Waterkrant 2 April 1999: 2.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • Als zowel de Gelderland als de Stentor gepubliceerd hebben, is het waarschijnlijk verspreid via het GPD-netwerk.

    Larp in de Gelderlander nathreee 2010

  • EVDV461.html; Waterbedrijf Gelderland, “Drinkwater en gezondheid,” de Waterkrant 2 April 1999: 2.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • (Voor de niet-ingewijden: dat is de regionale krant van Noord-Gelderland en West-Overrijssel).

    Larp in de Gelderlander nathreee 2010

  • EVDV461.html; Waterbedrijf Gelderland, “Drinkwater en gezondheid,” de Waterkrant 2 April 1999: 2.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

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