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Utrecht in British English
(Dutch ˈyːtrɛxt, English ˈjuːtrɛkt)
noun
1.
a province of the W central Netherlands. Capital: Utrecht. Pop: 1 152 000 (2003 est). Area: 1362 sq km (526 sq miles)
2.
a city in the central Netherlands, capital of Utrecht province: scene of the signing (1579) of the Union of Utrecht (the foundation of the later kingdom of the Netherlands) and of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), ending the War of the Spanish Succession. Pop: 265 000 (2003 est)
Utrecht in American English
(ˈjuˌtrɛkt)
1.
province of the central Netherlands: 554 sq mi (1,435 sq km); pop. 1,063,000
2.
its capital: pop. 234,000
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