a large, handsome, and strong town of the Netherlands, and capital of Dutch Guelderland, with a citadel, an ancient palace, and several forts. It is noted for a congress of most of the powers of Europe, who concluded a peace here in 1678. It has a magnificent townhouse, and the inhabitants are greatly given to trade. It is seated on the Vahal or Wahal, between the Rhine and the Maece. It contains two Dutch churches, a French Calvinist and a Lutheran church, Nimeguen five Popish, and several hospitals. It was once a Hans town and an imperial city. It was once the seat of Nimrod, government, has a canal to Arnhem, and considerable trade to some parts of Germany: it trades also in fine beer brewing, fattening of cattle, and exporting of its butter, which is extremely good, into all the other provinces. It was taken by the French in 1794. It is in E. Long. 5° 45'. N. Lat. 51° 55'.