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Borgerhout

American  
[bawr-khuhr-hout] / ˈbɔr xərˌhaʊt /

noun

  1. a city in N Belgium, near Antwerp.


Borgerhout British  
/ bɔrxərˈhɔut /

noun

  1. a town in N Belgium, near Antwerp. Pop: 40 142 (2002 est)

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Antwerp federal police carried out five searches in Merksem, Borgerhout, Deurne, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek and Eupen on Monday night at the request of an investigating judge.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

She was living at this time at Borgerhout near Antwerp, and thought that if some fool was to fly before King Philip, it could only be her friend Ulenspiegel.

From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de

A new enceinte 8 m. in length was constructed, and the villages of Berchem and Borgerhout, now parishes of Antwerp, were absorbed within the city.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

To prepare for its execution, he caused his numerous army of French and Swiss to approach the city; and they were encamped in the neighborhood, at a place called Borgerhout.

From Holland The History of the Netherlands by Grattan, Thomas Colley

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