Leiden Definition

līd'n
pronoun
A city in South Holland on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.
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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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Leiden Sentence Examples

  • His reception at Leiden was all that he could wish.

  • For about a year he studied at Leiden, paying special attention to philosophy and Greek.

  • In the following year he was appointed successor to the celebrated Perizonius, who had held the chair of history, Greek language and eloquence at Leiden.

  • In 1647 the difficulties that had arisen at Utrecht were repeated on a smaller scale at Leiden.

  • In his lifetime his views had been taught in Utrecht and Leiden.

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Words Starting With

LLELEI

Words Ending With

NENDEN

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Words Starting With L and Ending With N

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With N