ANVERS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Anvers mean? • ANVERS (noun)
The noun ANVERS has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: ANVERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANVERS (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Antwerp; Antwerpen; Anvers
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Anvers" is a part of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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