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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the first, 60 mothers who had just given birth at East-Limburg Hospital in Belgium voluntarily donated their placentas and blood samples, which were analyzed at Hasselt University.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2022

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

Divers and a boat are scouring the Albert canal in Hasselt in north-eastern Belgium.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2015

Researchers at Hasselt University in Belgium say that cyclists are 41% more likely to die at a roundabout than at a crossroads.

From Economist Oct. 3, 2013

The moderates, as was expected, were in a considerable majority; and five members of that party, Van Hasselt, Hoeth, Van Haersolte, Van Hoeft and Ermerius were appointed Directors.

From History of Holland by George Edmundson

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