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Enkhuizen[engk´hoi´´zun] Pronunciation Key, town (1994 pop. 16,037), North Holland prov., N central Netherlands, a port on IJsselmeer lake. It is a commercial and industrial center with shipyards. The town played an important part in the Dutch struggle for independence and was a prosperous fishing and trading center in the 17th cent. Enkhuizen has retained numerous buildings of the 16th and 17th cent.
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