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the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rotterdam

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a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: the second largest city of the Netherlands and one of the world's largest ports; oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, etc. Pop: 600 000 (2003 est)

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Rotterdam

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seaport in SW Netherlands, in the Rhine delta: pop. 599,000

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A city of southwest Netherlands on the Rhine-Meuse delta southeast of The Hague. Chartered in 1328, it was a major commercial power during the 1500s and 1600s and is today a thriving port accessible via canal to oceangoing vessels.

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