a town in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province on the SE outskirts of The Hague: scene of the signing (1697) of the Treaty of Rijswijk ending the War of the Grand Alliance. Pop: 48 000 (2003 est)
English name: Ryswick
Rijswijk in American English
(ˈraɪsˌvaɪk; Dutch ˈʀeɪsˌveɪk)
town in the W Netherlands, near The Hague: pop. 48,000