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Anderlecht

[ahn-duh r-lekht]
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noun
  1. a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.
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Examples from the Web for anderlecht

Historical Examples

  • The Room used by Erasmus as study during his stay at Anderlecht.

    Erasmus and the Age of Reformation

    Johan Huizinga

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for anderlecht

Anderlecht

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