Brabant

[bruh-bant, brah-buhnt, brah-bahnt, bra-bahn]

noun

1. a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium.

2. a province in central Belgium. 1,268 sq. mi. (3,285 sq. km). Brussels.

Brabant

/ brəˈbænt /

noun

1. a former duchy of W Europe: divided when Belgium became independent (1830), the south forming the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Brabant and the north forming the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands

2. a former province of central Belgium; replaced in 1995 by the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant

Other Word Forms

• Brabantine adjective

Example Sentences

A self-confessed politics nerd as a child, the young Jetten grew up in a small town in the southern province of Brabant and came out when he was young.

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Mayor Hans van der Pas told public broadcaster Omroep Brabant: "That's not how you treat valuables. But it happened. We regret that."

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Local police at the time said thieves took four silkscreen prints from the MPV Gallery in the North Brabant province and fled by car.

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And it was in Tilburg, a Dutch city in the southern province of North Brabant, where the current Liverpool captain gained invaluable insights about football and life.

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The incident took place at the MPV Gallery in the North Brabant province.

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