Flemish Brabant

British

noun

a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the N part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 1 031 904 (2004 est). Area: 2106 sq km (813 sq miles)

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The two suspects were arrested after searches Sunday and Monday in the Brussels area, the eastern Liege region and Flemish Brabant, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said.

From Washington Post

The arrests followed searches on Sunday and Monday in the Brussels and Liege regions, as well as Flemish Brabant, that uncovered military-style training uniforms and propaganda materials from Islamic State.

From Los Angeles Times

The prosecutor's office said Tuesday that the two were arrested following searches Sunday and Monday in the Brussels area, the Liege region and Flemish Brabant.

From US News

The brainchild of a canny English expat and early practitioner of pseudo-patriotic marketing, John Martin, Gordon has been brewed since 1924 in Flemish Brabant, becoming so popular in Belgium that it later rolled out into Western Europe - though it never reached its Scottish "homeland".

From BBC

Lodewijk De Witte, the governor of the province of Flemish Brabant, said Monday that one of the trains appeared to have disregarded a stop signal.

From New York Times

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