Dinant

/ (French dinɑ̃) /

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noun

a town in S Belgium, on the River Meuse below steep limestone cliffs: 11th-century citadel: famous in the Middle Ages for fine brassware, known as dinanderie : tourism, metalwork, biscuits. Pop: 12 719 (2004 est)

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Words nearby Dinant

dim sum, dimwit, din, Dinah, Dinan, Dinant, dinar, dinarchy, Dinard, Dinaric, Dinaric Alps

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How to use Dinant in a sentence

In the cave of Naulette, near Dinant, Belgium, has been found the lower jaw of a man of decidedly ape-like aspect.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Then comes Dinant, nestling on the right bank of the river, below the fortress which rises on the steep hillside.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
The men of Lige marched towards Dinant, burning castles and villages on their way.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
But the ruling party at Dinant were so foolhardy as to declare war against Namur.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

Should the German attack develop in the manner expected, we shall advance on the general line Mons—Dinant to meet it.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres