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Hasselt

British  
/ asɛlt, ˈhɑsəlt /

noun

  1. a market town in E Belgium, capital of Limburg province. Pop: 69 127 (2004 est)

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To determine this, scientists at the University of Aberdeen in the U.K., and Hasselt University in Belgium conducted two studies.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2022

Prosecution lawyer Sven Mary described Thursday's decision by the court in the city of Hasselt as "a relief for the family".

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2021

This was not just for the sake of the chickens, though they do roam on a farm in Meeuwen, near the artist’s studio in Hasselt, Belgium.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2016

She felt “light gray” when she went to the hairdresser or rode her bicycle through the woods in Hasselt, a small city in the Flemish region of Belgium, where she lived.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 15, 2015

On Wednesday, the 12th, German cavalry had pushed forward to a line extending from Hasselt, through St. Trond, to Huy, a town on the Meuse, about sixteen miles south-west of Liége.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by Parrott, James Edward