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Anderlecht

American  
[ahn-duhr-lekht] / ˈɑn dərˌlɛxt /

noun

  1. a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.


Anderlecht British  
/ ˈɑndərlɛxt /

noun

  1. a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)

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Here was a man who had been named Belgian coach of the year, had taken Racing Genk to within minutes of the title, and had been linked with Anderlecht and Burnley.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

As a coach, Bellamy followed Vincent Kompany to Anderlecht and Burnley, describing his time with the now Bayern Munich boss as an "education".

From BBC Mar. 23, 2026

Sunderland landed Ecuador winger Nilson Angulo from Anderlecht in a deal worth £17.5 million, while their winger Simon Adingra joined Monaco on loan with a view to a permanent move.

From Barron's Feb. 2, 2026

"I remember we went to a tournament in France and all the biggest academies were there like Juventus, Ajax and Anderlecht and we went out in the group stage," he said.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

October 31st: The commune of Anderlecht has voted a credit of 40,000 francs for the purchase of wooden shoes as the shortage of leather prevents most of the people from buying boots.

From Through the Iron Bars Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium by Raemaekers, Louis

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