Louvain
a city in central Belgium.
- Flemish Leu·ven [lœ-vuhn] /ˈlœ vən/ .
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How to use Louvain in a sentence
He was the friend of several great humanists of the period, including Erasmus; he was in Louvain, evidently, in 1518.
A History of the Cambridge University Press | S. C. RobertsThe counter-reformation was everywhere in progress under teachers trained at Louvain.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellThe Burgomaster gave him the keys of the city; and the Pensionary of Louvain welcomed him on behalf of all the local magistrates.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondWhen this war was less than two months old, whole towns, such as Louvain, Bruges and Rheims had been laid in waste.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianQuite unexpectedly he was caught behind the lines, near Louvain.
The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon | Newell Dwight Hillis
British Dictionary definitions for Louvain
/ (French luvɛ̃) /
a town in central Belgium, in Flemish Brabant province: capital of the duchy of Brabant (11th–15th centuries) and centre of the cloth trade; university (1426). Pop: 89 777 (2004 est): Flemish name: Leuven
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