Brabant

From Dutch Brabant.

Brabant

1. (historical) Until 1995, a province of central Belgium; since divided into Flemish Brabant, Brussels-Capital Region and Walloon Brabant.
2. Duchy of Brabant; a historical region, roughly comprising the area of modern Flemish and Walloon Brabant, Brussels, the Belgian province of Antwerp, and the Dutch province of North Brabant.

• Brabantian
• Brabantic
• Brabantine
• Brabantish

• Ant. & Barb.

Brabant ?

1. Brabant

• Braband (obsolete)

From Middle Dutch brabant, from Old Dutch *brākbant (attested in Latin as pāgus brācbatensis), a compound of Proto-Germanic *brēk- + *bant-. The latter element is also found in other toponyms such as Oosterbant, Swifterbant and Teisterbant.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbraːbɑnt/

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Brabant n

1. (Belgium) Brabant (former province of Belgium)
2. (Netherlands) North Brabant
3. Duchy of Brabant

• (province of Belgium): Zuid-Brabant (1815-1830, also in the Netherlands to contrast with Noord-Brabant)
• (North Brabant): Noord-Brabant

• Brabander
• Brabants
• Noord-Brabant
• Vlaams-Brabant
• Waals-Brabant

• IPA^(key): /bʁa.bɑ̃/

Brabant

1. Brabant

• barbant