Louvain
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Leuven (borrowed from Dutch)
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Louvain
- The capital city of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium.
Translations[edit]
Belgian city
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Luvanium, Latinized from a Viking/North Germanic or Frankish name *Loven, composed of *lo (“forest, clearing”) + *hvein (“swamp, marsh”), from Proto-Germanic *hwainō, *hwin- (“swamp; moor”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷeyn- (“to soil; mud; filth”), thus meaning "swamp near the forest."[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Louvain ?
- Capital city of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Leuven (in Dutch)
References[edit]
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