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.
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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)
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But there is also the promise of romance, which drew Marie Namur to South Korea from her native Belgium.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024
The third is Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, a Catholic school that has announced it will end all undergraduate programs and offer only graduate school classes.
From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2023
“I think that everybody should have the choice,” Virginie, a doctor’s assistant from the southern Belgian region of Namur who did not want to provide her full name, told The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021
She noted that Stanford University announced this week that it intended to buy the Belmont campus of Notre Dame de Namur University, a small Catholic institution founded in 1851.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2021
Louis and Vauban invested Namur on the 26th of May.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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