Brabant

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

noun

1. a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium.
2. a province in central Belgium. 1,268 sq. mi. (3,285 sq. km). : Brussels.

Brabant

/ brəˈbænt /

noun

1. 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
2. a former province of central Belgium; replaced in 1995 by the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant

Other Words From

• Bra·bant·ine [br, uh, -, ban, -tin, -tahyn], adjective

Example Sentences

It must have covered about eighty acres, and was garrisoned by the first cohort of Vetasii from Brabant.

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Bernard de Brabant made for the river, Roland hied him to the ramparts, and all marched valiantly.

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Three years later, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his coming to Brabant, there were ftes which continued for days.

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Brabant would not have been Brabant if some comedy had not been acted on the political stage at such a time.

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They built a castle on the Coudenberg, and for the next 300 years the Court of Brabant was celebrated for its power and splendour.

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