Leiden meaning
A city of southwest Netherlands northeast of The Hague. Dating from Roman times, Leiden has had an important textile industry since the 1500s. Its university, founded in 1575, was a noted center for the study of theology, science, and medicine in the 1600s and 1700s.
City in W Netherlands.
proper name
A city in South Holland on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.
pronoun
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Origin of leiden
- From Latin Lugdunum Batavorum (although the modern site is that of Roman Matilo, confused with modern Katwijk)
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