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

  • A city of southeast Netherlands near the Belgian border. Founded on the site of a Roman settlement, it has long been a strategic frontier outpost.

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  • proper noun The capital of the province of Limburg in The Netherlands.

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Examples

  • Therefore, I expect the new name for this agreement coming from the European Summit meeting should be called Maastricht Lite.

    Michael Pento: Maastricht Lite Michael Pento 2011

  • Therefore, I expect the new name for this agreement coming from the European Summit meeting should be called Maastricht Lite.

    Michael Pento: Maastricht Lite Michael Pento 2011

  • Dr. Villamor, the pediatrician in Maastricht, was struck that colleagues didn't urge parents to give children helmets, which he says would be an extremely cost-effective public-health measure.

    Getting These Cyclists to Use Helmets Is Like Tilting at Windmills Daniel Michaels 2010

  • “H House” comes from Wiel Arets Architects and is located in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

    A Place Combining Glass and “Darkness”: the Ansley Park Glass House in Atlanta 2010

  • I’m looking forward to attending the upcoming International Mathematica Symposium (IMS) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, June 20-24.

    Wolfram Blog : 2008 : May 2008

  • I’m looking forward to attending the upcoming International Mathematica Symposium (IMS) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, June 20-24.

    Wolfram Blog : International Mathematica Symposium 2008

  • However, we are now being told that a new Maastricht Treaty -- let's call it Maastricht Lite -- is to be adopted by those permanently-profligate Western European Nations.

    Michael Pento: Maastricht Lite Michael Pento 2011

  • Seeing the bind that the weakest euro-zone nations now find themselves stuck in, Mr. Belka concludes it isn't enough just to meet the so-called Maastricht criteria, such as budget deficits limited to 3% of economic output.

    Euro's Allure Dims in Eastern Europe Gordon Fairclough 2011

  • There was the fraud of the so-called Maastricht criteria—the fiscal rules that were supposed to govern the euro only to be quickly flouted by France and Germany and then junked altogether in the current crisis.

    What Comes After 'Europe'? Bret Stephens 2011

  • However, we are now being told that a new Maastricht Treaty -- let's call it Maastricht Lite -- is to be adopted by those permanently-profligate Western European Nations.

    Michael Pento: Maastricht Lite Michael Pento 2011

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