Brabant

[ bruh-bant, brah-buh nt; Dutch brah-bahnt; French bra-bahn ]

/ brəˈbænt, ˈbrɑ bənt; Dutch ˈbrɑ bɑnt; French braˈbɑ̃ /

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a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium.

a province in central Belgium. 1268 sq. mi. (3285 sq. km). Capital: Brussels.

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Bra·bant·ine

[bruh-ban-tin, -tahyn] /brəˈbæn tɪn, -taɪn/, adjective

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The next years he perhaps spent in Brabant, for he was present at two tournaments given at Brussels and Ghent.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 |Various
But the people of Mons insisted on her remaining there to head the resistance to Brabant and Burgundy.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
Not a talesman in the length and breadth of Brabant County who could swear truthfully that he had formed no opinion on the case.

Mrs. Balfame |Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Their own resistance and the advance of Brabant to their rescue had caused a hasty retreat of the enemy.

The Great Boer War |Arthur Conan Doyle

You have paid Mrs. Brabant such attention that her husband is like to hear of it.

The Trader's Wife |Louis Becke

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Brabant

/ (brəˈbænt) /

noun

a former duchy of W Europe: divided when Belgium became independent (1830), the south forming the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Brabant and the north forming the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands

a former province of central Belgium; replaced in 1995 by the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant

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