[groh-ning-uh
n; Du. khroh-ning-uhn] 
| a city in the NE Netherlands. 162,952. |
| Gro·ning·en (grō'nĭng-ən, KHrō'-) A city of northeast Netherlands north-northeast of Apeldoorn. It remained loyal to Spain during the Netherlands revolt but was captured by the Dutch in 1594. The city is an important trade and transportation center. Population: 182,000. |
Groningen
provincie, northern Netherlands, drained by numerous short rivers and canals, including the Ems (Eems), the Hoen, the Reit, and the Winschoten canals. The province occupies an area of 906 square miles (2,346 square km) between the Wadden Sea and the Ems Estuary (to the north and northeast), the German border (southeast), and the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland (south and west) and includes the Frisian island of Rottumeroog.
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