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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Bra•bant
(brə bant′, brä′bənt; Du. brä′bänt;
Fr. bra bän′),USA pronunciation n. Bra•bant•ine
(brə ban′tin, -tīn),USA pronunciation adj.
Fr. bra bän′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium. See map under Agincourt.
- Place Namesa province in central Belgium. 2,220,088;
1268 sq. mi. (3285 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels.
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'Brabant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
's Hertogenbosch
- Alexian
- Brabançon
- Breda
- Eindhoven
- Flanders
- Flemish Brabant
- Louvain
- Noordbrabant
- North Brabant
- Tilburg
- Walloon Brabant
- Waterloo