‘s Her·to·gen·bosch (s?r?t?-g?n-bôs?, -KH?n-) A city of south-central Netherlands north-northwest of Eindhoven. Chartered c. 1185, it was a fortress city until 1874.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.’s Hertogenbosch (Dutch sh?rto?x?n?b?s) n (Placename) a city in the S Netherlands, capital of North Brabant province: birthplace of Hieronymus Bosch. Pop: 133 000 (2003 est). Also called: Den Bosch French name: Bois-le-Duc Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014’s Her?to?gen?bosch (?s?r to? x?n?b?s) n. the capital of North Brabant, in the S Netherlands. 89,988. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.