Hainaut

American  

[e-noh] / ɛˈnoʊ /

noun

1. a medieval county in territory now in SW Belgium and N France.

2. a province in SW Belgium. 1,437 sq. mi. (3,722 sq. km). Mons.

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Hainaut British  

/ ɛno /

noun

1. a province of SW Belgium: stretches from the Flanders Plain in the north to the Ardennes in the south. Capital: Mons. Pop: 1 283 200 (2004 est). Area: 3797 sq km (1466 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The David versus Goliath lawsuit filed by Hugues Falys, a farmer and union leader from Belgium's western Hainaut province, kicked off last week in a commercial court in the city of Tournai.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

"The smaller size and faster rotation now measured will make Hayabusa2's visit even more interesting, but also even more challenging," says co-author Olivier Hainaut, an astronomer at ESO in Germany.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

Froome fell even before the seven cobblestone patches on the slick road from Ypres, Belgium, to Arenberg-Porte du Hainaut in France.

From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2014

Belkin rider Lars Boom pulled away to win the Tour de France's fifth stage from Ypres to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut in wet conditions.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2014

Farnese, as soon as he had obtained a secure basis of operations in Hainaut and Artois, set himself in earnest to the task of reconquering Brabant and Flanders by force of arms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various