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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Hainaut

"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

Backed by environmental groups including Greenpeace, Hugues Falys, from Belgium's western Hainaut province is hoping the case will prove a turning point in the transition towards a greener future.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 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

Him Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, craftily seized; and thereby in 1433 the Duchess Jacqueline was compelled to cede her rights over the counties of Holland and Hainaut.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various