Namur

[ nah-moor; French na-myr ]

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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How to use Namur in a sentence

  • But the ruling party at Dinant were so foolhardy as to declare war against Namur.

    Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
  • The Bishop fled to Namur, but some of his servants and some partisans of Burgundy were slain.

    Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
  • A meeting of the canons who had fled from Lige, and their brethren who had been coerced into voting, was held at Namur.

    Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
  • The western portion of the old diocese was sunk in 'Sambre et Meuse,' of which Namur was the chief town.

    Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
  • A few years after this affair a mutiny broke out among the crew of the Namur, of ninety guns.

British Dictionary definitions for Namur

Namur

/ (næˈmʊə, French 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)

  • Flemish name: Namen

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