Antwerp

A1N1T1W4E1R1P3
US/ˈæn.twɝp/

proper noun

A province of Flanders, Belgium.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Antwerpen

  1. The largest city and provincial capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium.

    At the center of Geel, a charming Belgian town less than an hour's drive from of Antwerp, is a church dedicated to Dymphna, a saint believed to have the power to cure mental disorders.

    2016 July 1, Angus Chen, “For Centuries, A Small Town Has Embraced Strangers With Mental Illness”, in NPR, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2017
  2. A district of the city of Antwerp, province of Antwerp, Belgium.
  3. A locality in the Shire of Hindmarsh, western Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. DutchAntwerpen
  2. EnglishAntwerp

From Dutch Antwerpen.

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Translations

Arabic أَنْتْوِيرْبْ, أَنْتْوِيرْبْ
  • أَنْتْوِيرْبْ (ʔantwīrb)province
  • أَنْتْوِيرْبْ (ʔantwīrb)city
Bulgarian А̀нтверпен, А̀нтверпен
  • А̀нтверпен (Àntverpen)province
  • А̀нтверпен (Àntverpen)city
Catalan Anvers, Antuèrpia
  • Anversprovince
  • Antuèrpiaprovince
  • Anverscity
  • Antuèrpiacity
Chinese Mandarin 安特衛普 /安特卫普
  • 安特衛普 /安特卫普 (āntèwěipǔ)city
Czech Antverpy
  • Antverpycity
Danish Antwerpen, Antwerpen
  • Antwerpenprovince
  • Antwerpencity
Dutch Antwerpen, Antwerpen
  • Antwerpenprovince
  • Antwerpencity
Esperanto Antverpeno, Antverpeno
  • Antverpenoprovince
  • Antverpenocity
Estonian Antwerpen, Antwerpen
  • Antwerpenprovince
  • Antwerpencity
Finnish Antwerpen, Antwerpen
  • Antwerpenprovince
  • Antwerpencity
French Anvers, Anvers
  • Anversprovince
  • Anverscity
German Antwerpen, Antwerpen
  • Antwerpenprovince
  • Antwerpencity
Greek Αμβέρσα
  • Αμβέρσα (Amvérsa)city
Hindi एंटवर्प
  • एंटवर्प (eṇṭvarp)province
Irish Antuairp
  • Antuairpcity
Italian Anversa, Anversa
  • Anversaprovince
  • Anversacity
Japanese アントワープ, アントワープ
  • アントワープ (Antowāpu)province
  • アントワープ (Antowāpu)city
  • アントワープ市 (Antowāpu-shi)city
Korean 안트베르펜, 안트베르펜
  • 안트베르펜 (anteubeureupen)province
  • 안트베르펜 (anteubereupen)city
Latin Antverpia, Antwerpia
  • Antverpiaprovince
  • Antwerpiaprovince
  • Ando Verpiacity
  • Antverpiacity
Latvian Antverpene, Antverpene
  • Antverpeneprovince
  • Antverpenecity
Lithuanian Antverpenas, Antverpenas
  • Antverpenasprovince
  • Antverpenascity
Norwegian Antwerpen, Antwerpen
  • Antwerpenprovince
  • Antwerpencity
Persian آنتورپ
  • آنتورپ (ântuarp)city
Polish Antwerpia, Antwerpia
  • Antwerpiaprovince
  • Antwerpiacity
Portuguese Antuérpia, Antuérpia
  • Antuérpiaprovince
  • Antuérpiacity
Romanian Anvers
  • Anverscity
Russian Антве́рпен, Антве́рпен
  • Антве́рпен (Antvérpen)province
  • Антве́рпен (Antvérpen)city
Spanish Amberes, Amberes
  • Amberesprovince
  • Amberescity
Swedish Antwerpen, Antwerpen
  • Antwerpenprovince
  • Antwerpencity
Tagalog Amberes
  • Amberescity
Turkish Anvers, Anvers
  • Anversprovince
  • Anverscity
Ukrainian Антве́рпен
  • Антве́рпен (Antvérpen)city
Urdu اینٹ ورپن, اینٹ ورپ
  • اینٹ ورپن (ainṭ varpan)province
  • اینٹ ورپ (ainṭ varp)city
  • اینٹ ورپن (ainṭ varpan)city

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APA

Antwerp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antwerp

MLA

“Antwerp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antwerp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Antwerp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antwerp.

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