Brabant
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch Brabant.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brabant
- (historical) Until 1995, a province of central Belgium; since divided into Flemish Brabant, Brussels-Capital Region and Walloon Brabant.
- Duchy of Brabant; a historical region, roughly comprising the area of modern Flemish and Walloon Brabant, Brussels, the Belgian province of Antwerp, and the Dutch province of North Brabant.
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Translations
former province of central Belgium
historical region
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Dutch
Alternative forms
- Braband (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch brabant, from Old Dutch *brākbant (attested in Latin as pāgus brācbatensis), a compound of Proto-Germanic *brēk- + *bant-. The latter element is also found in other toponyms such as Oosterbant, Swifterbant and Teisterbant.
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Proper noun
Brabant n
- (Belgium) Brabant (a former province of Belgium)
- (Netherlands) North Brabant
- Duchy of Brabant
Synonyms
- (province of Belgium): Zuid-Brabant (1815-1830, also in the Netherlands to contrast with Noord-Brabant)
- (North Brabant): Noord-Brabant
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French
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Proper noun
Brabant ?
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