Hainaut

[e-noh]

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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A seedling raised at Ath, Hainaut, Bel.; first described in 1833.
The Pears of New York
U. P. Hedrick
A Belgian wilding found near Enghien in Hainaut; disseminated about 1830.
The Pears of New York
U. P. Hedrick
Obtained from seed in 1817 in Hainaut by M. Devergnies of Mons.
The Pears of New York
U. P. Hedrick
Almost the whole population of Tournai in Hainaut was Calvinist.
Belgium
George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
In Belgium the chief coal-basins are those of Hainaut and Lige.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5
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British Dictionary definitions for hainaut

Hainaut

Hainault

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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