Namur

American  

[nah-moor, na-myr] / nɑˈmʊər, naˈmür /

noun

1. a province in S Belgium. 1,413 sq. mi. (3,660 sq. km).

2. a city in and capital of this province, on the Sambre and Meuse rivers.

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Namur British  

/ næˈmʊə, naˈmyr /

noun

1. a province of S Belgium. Capital: Namur. Pop: 452 856 (2004 est). Area: 3660 sq km (1413 sq miles)

2. a town in S Belgium, capital of Namur province: strategically situated on a promontory between the Sambre and Meuse Rivers, besieged and captured many times. Pop: 106 213 (2004 est)

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Example Sentences

Stanford University is working on plans to expand its physical presence in the Bay Area by acquiring the unused campus of the Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022

She said when her brother returned to Saudi Arabia in 2013 after completing a business degree at Notre Dame de Namur University in California, he struggled to find work.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

In the southern Belgian provinces of Luxembourg and Namur, authorities rushed to supply drinking water to households without a clean supply.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2021

King, who grew up in Redmond, Washington, played soccer at Notre Dame de Namur University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in graphic design.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2016

The first moment of real enjoyment of her tour was on that morning when they left Namur to drive to the Convent of Bramaigne, about three miles off, on the banks of the Meuse.

From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James