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

Hainaut called for the number of orbiting satellites to be limited to 100,000 -- and that they be made dim enough to be invisible to the naked eye.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

"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

Dr. Roosen measured the toll of the Black Death by looking at the inheritance tax that was paid in a province called Hainaut.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

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

It was bestowed in 1180 on Philip Augustus of France by Philip of Alsace, as the dowry of his niece Isabella of Hainaut.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various