Hainaut

[ e-noh ]

/ ɛˈnoʊ /

noun

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

a province in SW Belgium. 1437 sq. mi. (3722 sq. km). Capital: Mons.

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Examples from the Web for hainaut

M. Deulin found this form in living popular tradition, at Leuze in Hainaut.
Popular Tales|Charles Perrault
This domain carried with it the right to one of the twelve peerages of Hainaut.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various
In this, Hainaut refused to participate, as in that province there was a reluctance to deny the obligations of the fiefs.
Charles the Bold|Ruth Putnam
Almost the whole population of Tournai in Hainaut was Calvinist.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

To raise funds for this he was betrothed to Philippa, daughter of the count of Hainaut.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hainaut

Hainaut

Hainault

/ (French ɛno) /

noun

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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