Etymology

Randstad

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Today it means: A region, a roughly crescent-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands which includes the four largest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague) and surrounds the Groene Hart. Full definition →

Dutch Randstad
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromRandstad
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromRandstad
  3. English todayRandstad

Borrowed from Dutch Randstad.

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