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)
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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
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
William, employing a common device, announced his intention of retaking Namur, but set his army in motion for Flanders and the sea-coast fortresses held by the French.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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