Louvain

[ French loo-van ]

noun

1. a city in central Belgium.

Louvain

/ luvɛ̃ /

noun

1. 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 nameLeuven

Example Sentences

He was the friend of several great humanists of the period, including Erasmus; he was in Louvain, evidently, in 1518.

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The counter-reformation was everywhere in progress under teachers trained at Louvain.

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The Burgomaster gave him the keys of the city; and the Pensionary of Louvain welcomed him on behalf of all the local magistrates.

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When this war was less than two months old, whole towns, such as Louvain, Bruges and Rheims had been laid in waste.

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Quite unexpectedly he was caught behind the lines, near Louvain.

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