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.

Namur

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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

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The Bishop fled to Namur, but some of his servants and some partisans of Burgundy were slain.

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A meeting of the canons who had fled from Lige, and their brethren who had been coerced into voting, was held at Namur.

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The western portion of the old diocese was sunk in 'Sambre et Meuse,' of which Namur was the chief town.

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A few years after this affair a mutiny broke out among the crew of the Namur, of ninety guns.

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