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Antwerp

port city in Belgium, French Anvers, from a Germanic compound of *anda "at" + *werpum "wharf" (see wharf). Folk etymology connects the first word with hand.

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Definitions of Antwerp from WordNet

Antwerp (n.)
a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460;
Synonyms: Antwerpen / Anvers
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