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PRONUNCIATION OF HOEK VAN HOLLAND

Hoek van Holland  [ˈhuːk fɑn ˈhɔlɑnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOEK VAN HOLLAND

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WHAT DOES HOEK VAN HOLLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hoek van Holland

Hook of Holland

Hook of Holland, also known as De Hoek, is a town in the western Netherlands. Its name refers to its geographical location in the southwestern "corner" of Holland proper, at the mouth of the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal into the North Sea. The town is administered by the municipality of Rotterdam as a district of that city. Its district covers an area of 16.7 km2. On 1 January 1999 it had an estimated population of 9,400. Nearby towns include Monster, 's-Gravenzande, Naaldwijk and Delft to the northeast and Maassluis to the southeast. On the other side of the river is the Europoort and the Maasvlakte. The wide sandy beach, one section of which is designated for use by naturists, runs for approximately 18 kilometres to Scheveningen and for most of this distance is backed by extensive sand dunes through which there are foot and cycle paths. On the north side of the Nieuwe Waterweg, to the west of the town, is a pier part of which is accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. The Berghaven is a small harbour on the Nieuwe Waterweg where the Rotterdam and Europort pilots are based.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOEK VAN HOLLAND


Nederland
ˈneːdərlɑnt
Noordbrabant
noːrdˈbraːbɑnt
Noordholland
noːrtˈhɔlɑnt
Zuidholland
zœitˈhɔlɑnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOEK VAN HOLLAND

Hofei
Hoffman
Hofmann
Hofmannsthal
Hofuf

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOEK VAN HOLLAND

de Havilland
Deutschland
distilland
England
Finland
holland
Hook of Holland
Ireland
island
Jylland
land
Lolland
Maryland
New Zealand
North Holland
Parts of Holland
Poland
Rolland
South Holland
the Hook of Holland

Synonyms and antonyms of Hoek van Holland in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Hoek van Holland» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

霍克面包车荷兰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hoek van Holland
570 millions of speakers

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Hoek van Holland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hoek वैन हॉलैंड
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

هوك فان هولاند
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хук ван Холланд
278 millions of speakers

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Hoek van Holland
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Hoek ভ্যান হল্যান্ড
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Hoek van Holland
220 millions of speakers

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Hoek van Holland
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Hoek van Holland
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Translator English - Japanese

ホーク·ファン·ホランド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Hoek 밴 네덜란드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hoek van Holland
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Hoek van Holland
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹோக் வான் ஹாலந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होके व्हॅन हॉलंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hoek van Holland
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Translator English - Italian

Hoek van Holland
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Translator English - Polish

Hoek van Holland
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хук ван Холланд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hoek van Holland
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Hoek van Holland
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Hoek van Holland
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Hoek van Holland
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Hoek van Holland
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hoek van Holland

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOEK VAN HOLLAND»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOEK VAN HOLLAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hoek van Holland

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOEK VAN HOLLAND»

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Composition, Origin and Distrubution of Dutch Coastal Sands ...
Between km-piles 1 (Huisduinen) and 30 (Bergen) and km-pile 92 ( Scheveningen) and Hoek van Holland groynes have been constructed in order to protect the coast against erosion. On the nearshore sea floor up to three surf ridges are ...
2
Prostar Sailing Directions 2006 North Sea Enroute
This sector describes the coast of the Netherlands between Westkapelle, the W extremity of Walchcren, and the Hoek van Holland and the waterway to the port of Rotterdam. It includes the off-lying banks and deeps which front this part of the ...
‎2006
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Hoek Van Holland Strand Railway Station
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hoek van Holland Strand is a railway station in Hoek van Holland, the Netherlands.
Nethanel Willy, 2011
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Predicting Storm Surges: Chaos, Computational Intelligence, ...
FIGURE 6-17: THE CROSS CORRELATION AND MUTUAL INFORMATION BETWEEN SURGES AT HOEK VAN HOLLAND AND NEIGHBORING STATIONS (EPF AND K13). BOTH TECHNIQUES SHOW THAT THE EPF SURGES PRECEDES ...
Michael Siek, 2011
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Coastal Dynamics 2005
Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla. MORPHOLOGICAL MODELLING OF ARTIFICIAL SAND RIDGE NEAR HOEK VAN HOLLAND, THE NETHERLANDS L.C. van Rijn, D.J.R. Walstra and P.K. Tonnon Delft Hydraulics, P.O. Box 177, 2700 MH Delft, The ...
Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla, 2006
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos with Applications to ...
The spatio-temporal analysis between the surge at Hoek van Holland and the wind components at the neighbouring stations K13 and EPF demonstrated similar findings; see Figure 6.2.31. Figure 6.2.31. Average mutual information ( bits) ...
Slavco Velickov, 2004
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Revision of the European Species of Cladophora
Weber-van Bosse, 1887 (L). Zeeburg, as CI. albida, det. leg. van Goor, 19/7/1921 , as CI. refracta, det. Slootweg (HELD). Hondsbossche Zeewering, in pools on basalt, as CI. refracta, det. leg. den Hartog, 28/6/1952 (L). Hoek van Holland (t.
C. Van den Hoek, 1963
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Hoek Van Holland Haven Railway Station
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hoek van Holland Haven is a railway station in the town of Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands.
Norton Fausto Garfield, 2011
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Corrosion Resistance of Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys
Table 83 lists the 12 selected coating systems that were exposed for up to 5 years to atmospheric conditions with a differing aggressiveness in Hoek van Holland (industrial and marine atmosphere), in Düsseldorf (industrial atmosphere ) and ...
Michael Schütze, Dietrich Wieser, Roman Bender, 2010
10
THE ORGANIZATION AND ORDER OF BATTLE OF MILITARIES IN WORLD ...
Ijmuiden Coastal Artillery Regiment Position Hoek van Holland [Positie Hoek van Holland] (Naval Unit; 05/40, Western Front, Fortress Holland): A. Components - Position Hoek van Holland 1. 39th Infantry Regiment 2. Hoek van Holland ...
Charles D. Pettibone, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOEK VAN HOLLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hoek van Holland is used in the context of the following news items.
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Architects in South Florida developing affordable housing models
Think of J.P. Oud's streamlined housing block in the Hoek van Holland (1920); Le Corbusier's attached housing at Pessac (1924); the Bauhaus ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
2
Dutch data traffic peaks on the beach
On 1 July, data traffic at Hoek van Holland and Kijkduin jumped 5-times higher than what it would be on a normal Wednesday. In Bergen aan ... «Telecompaper, Jul 15»
3
Warmest July 1 on record
The highest temperature measured on Wednesday was in Hoek van Holland with 34.5 degrees. The temperatures will only increase in the ... «NL Times, Jul 15»
4
Seven undocumented migrants found hidden in truck cargo
It is believed that they hoped the truck was heading to Calais, Hoek van Holland or another North Sea port. The stowaways were taken to a ... «NL Times, Jun 15»
5
Military steps up security to stop undocumented migrants
... stowaways, including 15 children and 2 pregnant woman, hiding in four trucks that had been transported on a ferry from Hoek van Holland. «NL Times, Jun 15»
6
Dutch border police step up port checks
Earlier this month, British police found 68 people hidden in containers which had reached England from the Dutch port of Hoek van Holland. «DutchNews.nl, Jun 15»
7
British officials find 68 illegal immigrants on ferry from Hoek van
According to the Volkskrant, last month 18 Afghans were found on a ferry from Hoek van Holland to Harwich and a Polish driver was then ... «DutchNews.nl, Jun 15»
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Temperature officially tropical
The highest temperature recorded was in the dunes near Hoek van Holland, where it reached 33 degrees. A number of heavy showers began ... «DutchNews.nl, Jun 15»
9
Capital transfer: a cycling trip from London to Amsterdam
It was a completely different story in the Netherlands. After a comfortable night in a cabin on the ferry to Hoek van Holland (cycling on and off ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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I lose. Or win. It depends. 3:55:53, anyway.
I think: well, I have free time, and I've always wondered what Hoek van Holland Strand is like, so why not find out? The answer is, “windy”. «ScienceBlogs, Apr 15»

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