Leiden
geographical name
Lei·den
ˈlī-dᵊn 
Dutch usually ˈlā-də,
-yə
variants
or Leyden
city on a branch of the lower Rhine River in South Holland, in the western part of the Netherlands population 119,800
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“Leiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Leiden. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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