Velsen
noun
1.
a seaport in W Netherlands.
noun
1.
a port in the W Netherlands, in North Holland at the mouth of the canal connecting Amsterdam with the North Sea: fishing and heavy industrial centre. Pop: 68 000 (2003 est)
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