Rijswijk

[ Dutch rahys-vahyk ]

/ Dutch ˈraɪs vaɪk /

noun

a town in SW Netherlands, near The Hague: Treaty of Ryswick 1697.

Also Rys·wick [riz-wik] /ˈrɪz wɪk/.

Example sentences from the Web for ryswick

A treaty was soon concluded on the basis of the Treaty of Ryswick.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846 |Various
Such was the peace of Ryswick, concluded in September, 1697.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon
The peace of Ryswick, signed September 20, 1697, was only a temporary lull.

Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime |William Henry Atherton
The Indians were becoming weary of fighting and the peace of Ryswick deprived them of the open assistance of their French allies.

Glimpses of the Past |W. O. Raymond

Later in the year came the treaty of Ryswick, under which each belligerent recovered what he possessed at the outset of the war.

The Colonies 1492-1750 |Reuben Gold Thwaites

British Dictionary definitions for ryswick (1 of 2)

Ryswick

/ (ˈrɪzwɪk) /

noun

the English name for Rijswijk

British Dictionary definitions for ryswick (2 of 2)

Rijswijk

/ (ˈraɪsvaɪk, Dutch ˈrɛjswɛjk) /

noun

a town in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province on the SE outskirts of The Hague: scene of the signing (1697) of the Treaty of Rijswijk ending the War of the Grand Alliance. Pop: 48 000 (2003 est) English name: Ryswick

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