Namur
Americannoun
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a province in S Belgium. 1,413 sq. mi. (3,660 sq. km).
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a city in and capital of this province, on the Sambre and Meuse rivers.
noun
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a province of S Belgium. Capital: Namur. Pop: 452 856 (2004 est). Area: 3660 sq km (1413 sq miles)
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a town in S Belgium, capital of Namur province: strategically situated on a promontory between the Sambre and Meuse Rivers, besieged and captured many times. Pop: 106 213 (2004 est)
Example Sentences
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Stanford University is working on plans to expand its physical presence in the Bay Area by acquiring the unused campus of the Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022
Nick Wood and his wife Fiona have had the worst possible start to their journey to Namur in Belgium via Brussels for a conference.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2022
She said when her brother returned to Saudi Arabia in 2013 after completing a business degree at Notre Dame de Namur University in California, he struggled to find work.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021
In the southern Belgian provinces of Luxembourg and Namur, authorities rushed to supply drinking water to households without a clean supply.
From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2021
At Namur they descended for a short rest, then set off again, to try their luck on the lines running from the French frontier.
From A Hero of Li?ge by Strang, Herbert
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