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Aalsmeer (Noord-Holland)

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Aalsmeer

Aalsmeer (äls'mār) [key], town (1994 pop. 21,902), North Holland prov., W central Netherlands, on Westeinder Plassen lake, near Amsterdam. It has one of the largest flower nurseries and markets in Europe.

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