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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)

"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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After a manhunt the gunman was tracked down at a cafe near his home in Schaerbeek, northern Brussels, on Tuesday morning.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

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

Historically used in many Belgian Kriek beer recipes, Schaerbeek cherries are lauded for their wild, sour flavor ideal for blending and aging.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022

Armed with these we went down to an old Major Bock von W———, in charge of transportation at Schaerbeek, on the outskirts of the city.

From The Log of a Noncombatant by Green, Horace

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