Nijmegen

[ nahy-mey-guhn; Dutch nahy-mey-khuhn, -khuh ]

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a city in the E Netherlands, on the Waal River: peace treaty 1678.

Nijmegen

/ ˈnaɪˌmeɪɡən; ˈnɛimeːxə /

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an industrial town in the E Netherlands, in Gelderland province on the Waal River: the oldest town in the country; scene of the signing (1678) of the peace treaty between Louis XIV, the Netherlands, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est) Latin nameNoviomagus German nameNimwegen

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His first managerial appointment came in 1996, as he was promoted from his assistant's position at Willem II, before moving to NEC Nijmegen a year later.

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As well as working in his homeland with NEC Nijmegen, Excelsior Rotterdam and NAC Breda, the Dutchman had a year at Brentford before his longer spells with Manchester City and Burnley.

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Dries van Agt, a Dutch politician and former prime minister of the Netherlands who became a pro-Palestinian activist later in life, died on Feb. 5 in his hometown, Nijmegen.

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Many hidden genetic variations can be detected with Chameleolyser, a new method developed in Nijmegen.

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His problems continued with his next club, NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands, which, after two years, told him to not report to preseason in 2014.

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