Anderlecht

[ ahn-duhr-lekht ]

/ ˈɑn dərˌlɛxt /

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a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.

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The French left that place on the 10th, and next day encamped at Anderlecht, close to Brussels.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
There was one, for instance, about Guy, the poor man of Anderlecht.
The Spell of Belgium|Isabel Anderson
That was pulled down in 1460, as the Anderlecht archives bear witness.
The Story of Brussels|Ernest Gilliat-Smith
Strangely enough 'the poor man of Anderlecht' at one time seriously thought of embarking in trade.
The Story of Brussels|Ernest Gilliat-Smith

His parents were very humble folk, probably serfs attached to the soil of Anderlecht.
The Story of Brussels|Ernest Gilliat-Smith

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Anderlecht

/ (Flemish ˈɑndərlɛxt) /

noun

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

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