Breda
Pronunciation: /ˈbreɪdə/
Definition of Breda
- a manufacturing town in the SW Netherlands; population 170,960 (2008). It is noted for the Compromise of Breda of 1566, a protest against Spanish rule over the Netherlands; the 1660 manifesto of Charles II (who lived there in exile), stating his terms for accepting the throne of Britain; and the Treaty of Breda, which ended the Anglo-Dutch war of 1665-7.