Maastricht

//ˈmɑːstrɪkt// name

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  1. 1
    A city and capital of Limburg province, Netherlands.

    "“A shift from jus soli to jus sanguinis has been witnessed in Asia in the course of the twentieth century,” wrote Olivier Vonk at the Maastricht Centre in a 2017 paper."

  2. 2
    A municipality in Limburg, Netherlands.

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"In the Dutch city of Maastricht there are said to be 53 churches; some of them are now used as shops, cafés or museums."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Maastricht, ultimately from Latin Mosae Trāiectum.

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