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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Netherlands north-northeast of Apeldoorn. It remained loyal to Spain during the Netherlands revolt but was captured by the Dutch in 1594. The city is an important trade and transportation center.
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- proper noun A province of the
Netherlands . - proper noun The capital city of Groningen.
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Ya son dos años y medio con esta actividad y le ha ido muy bien gracias a todo el empeño que pone en su trabajo, nuestra socia es una mujer joven, luchadora y emprendedora pues con mucha voluntad se dedica al negocio y piensa en aumentar su capital de negocio comprando más verdura y papas. erik groningen, Groningen
Kiva Loans 2009
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Friday will be spent at J&S for gaming madness (Agricola, I guess), Saturday is going to be a day in Groningen (more Agricola?) and Sunday is crafts day for the Drachenfest group, which means I have to find my way to Dongen somehow.
weekly nathreee 2009
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The man leading the workshop lives in Groningen, so I don't have to worry about us finishing late, because he needs to get home again too.
school nathreee 2008
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Fandi Ahmad's club ... any picture of fandi in Groningen kit???
FC Groningen 2007-08 shirt/kits Eridivisie league Azmie aka switch image 2007
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The weather in Groningen was stormy on Sunday morning, so we stayed inside and played some more games.
Weekend in Groningen nathreee 2007
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Next came Ilse and Heinz Prechtl, now professor in Groningen, then Irenäus and Eleonore Eibl-Eibesfeldt, both lady doctors of zoology and good scientists in their own right.
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The team recently “showcased” their newest project, the SoZaWe in Groningen.
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At Groningen, which is a large prosperous town, and the birthplace both of Joseph Israels and H.W. Mesdag, cheese and dairy produce are left behind.
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NL Architects recently unveiled a beautiful green-roofed office complex for the Welfare Department and Work Agency of the City of Groningen in the Netherlands.
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The data they collect is sent to a supercomputer at the University of Groningen and then transmitted to the Netherlands Radioastronomy Institute.
Alejandro Rojas: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Recovering From Economic Downturn Alejandro Rojas 2012
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