Gröningen

(gron'ing-ain,) a fortified seaport of the Netherlands, C. of p. of same name, on the Hunse,87 m. N.E. of Amsterdam. It is a place of extensive trade, and has a celebrated university. Pop. 37,895.-The p. of this name lies in the N.E. of the kingdom, and is b. N. by the German Ocean, and E. by the Pru ian p. of Hanover; area, 778 sq. m. Cattle-rearing is the chief industry of the in hab. Pop. 232,273. [s. 426]