Walloon Brabant
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Walloon Brabant — Infobox Belgian Province EnglishName = Walloon Brabant LocalNameInLanguage1 = ( fr. Brabant Wallon) LocalNameInLanguage2 = LocalNameInLanguage3 = region = BE WAL capital = Wavre governor = Marie José Laloy area = 1,093 population as of = (1999)… … Wikipedia
Walloon Brabant — /wəlun brəˈbænt/ (say wuhloohn bruh bant) noun a province in central Belgium, formed in 1995 by the division of the former province of Brabant. 1090 km2. Capital: Wavre …
Walloon — may refer to:Belgium*The Walloons, inhabitants of Wallonia, a region of the federal state of Belgium. *The Walloon Movement a linguistic and political movement to strengthen Wallooon culture and language within Belgium * Wallooon is also the… … Wikipedia
Walloon Region — Infobox Belgium Region name = Walloon Region Région wallonne fr icon Wallonische Region de icon emblem = Coat of arms of Wallonia (Belgium).svg language = French language2 = German capital = Namur area = formatnum:16844 ISO = BE WAL web =… … Wikipedia
Walloon literature — the body of written works produced by Belgians in the local dialects of French and Latin origin known as Walloon, which is spoken in the modern Belgian provinces of Hainaut, Liège, Namur, Luxembourg, and Walloon Brabant. These provinces,… … Universalium
Brabant — Brabantine /breuh ban tin, tuyn/, adj. /breuh bant , brah beuhnt/; Du. /brddah bahnt/; Fr. /brddann bahonn /, n. 1. a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium. See map under Agincourt. 2. a province in central… … Universalium
Brabant — Historically, Brabant has been the name of several administrative entities in the Low Countries with quite different geographical extent: * The Carolingian pagus Bracbatensis, located between the rivers Scheldt and Dijle between the 9th and 11th… … Wikipedia
Brabant, Duchy of — The duchy of Brabant emerged in the Middle Ages and comprised the territory now included in the provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, and Antwerp in Belgium and North Brabant in the Netherlands. The region formed a part of the duchy… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Brabant, Province of — The province of Brabant was one of the nine original provinces of Belgium. Brussels served as provincial capital. Occupying the southern region of the former duchy of Brabant, the province was formed in 1815 as successor to the département of… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Brabant — noun a) Until 1995, a province of central Belgium; since divided into Flemish Brabant, Brussels Capital Region and Walloon Brabant. b) Historical region, comprising sense 1, the Belgian/Flemish province of Antwerp, plus the Dutch provin … Wiktionary
