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LEIDEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
Synonyms:
Leiden; Leyden
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Leiden" is a part of...):
Holland; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nederland; Netherlands; The Netherlands (a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level)