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Schaerbeek

American  
[skhahr-beyk] / ˈsxɑr beɪk /

noun

  1. a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.


Schaerbeek British  
/ ˈsxaːrbeːk /

noun

  1. a city in central Belgium: an industrial suburb of Brussels. Pop: 110 253 (2004 est)

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Federal prosecutors said later that the suspect was found after a witness claimed to have spotted him in a Schaerbeek cafe.

From Washington Times Oct. 17, 2023

Meanwhile, Brussels federal police carried out raids in the nearby localities of Zaventem, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek and Schaerbeek as part of a separate case, and arrested three people.

From Seattle Times Mar. 28, 2023

The new street, which will be in the northern municipality of Schaerbeek, is part of an ongoing initiative by the council to name more areas after women.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2021

On 22 March 2016, Loubna Lafquiri left her home in Molenbeek, Brussels, dropped off her three young sons and took the metro to neighbouring Schaerbeek, where the 34-year-old worked as a PE teacher.

From The Guardian Jul. 29, 2017

Although the Major Bayer passes, with von W———'s counter-signature, got us as far as Schaerbeek, we were challenged by the guards at the railroad station.

From The Log of a Noncombatant by Horace Green

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