Alkmaar

[ ahlk-mahr ]

/ ˈɑlk mɑr /

a city in the W Netherlands: cheese market.

Example sentences from the Web for alkmaar

Cornelius van Drebbel, at Alkmaar, first employed cochineal for the production of scarlet in 1650.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 |Various
He was not exchanged under the Alkmaar Cartel, but remained a prisoner until the 16th October 1801.

The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross Huntingdonshire |Thomas James Walker
We would imitate our sisters in Haarlem and Alkmaar and join the citizens in defending our walls.

The Lily of Leyden |W.H.G. Kingston
This painter, an elder contemporary and precursor of Ruysdael, was born at Alkmaar.

A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools |Various

Alkmaar and Kennemerland redeemed certain forfeited privileges by means of their contributions to the duke's army.

Charles the Bold |Ruth Putnam

Alkmaar

/ (Dutch ˈɑlkmaːr) /

a city in the W Netherlands, in North Holland. Pop: 93 000 (2003 est)