Alost

[ French a-lawst ]

/ French aˈlɔst /

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noun

a city in central Belgium, northwest of Brussels.

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Flemish Aalst

[ahlst] /ɑlst/ .

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How to use Alost in a sentence

Gunther asked; and was told, Master Hugh, a merchant of Alost, he and his servants.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett
Quaint Alost among the trees is now a heap of blackened ruins.
Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders|George Wharton Edwards
Was the bayoneted girl child of Alost a pleasant dream creation?
Golden Lads|Arthur Gleason and Helen Hayes Gleason
I have seen thirty thousand refugees, the inhabitants of Alost, come shuffling down the road past me.
Golden Lads|Arthur Gleason and Helen Hayes Gleason

One hundred and twenty-six picture houses produced "Street Fighting in Alost."
Golden Lads|Arthur Gleason and Helen Hayes Gleason

British Dictionary definitions for Alost

Alost

/ (French alɔst) /

noun

a town in central Belgium, in East Flanders province. Pop: 76 852 (2004 est)Flemish name: Aalst

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