Brabant.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
an express train linking Gare du Nord, with Brussels-South.
A cultural region of Belgium and the Netherlands.
A historical pagus in Western Europe; in full, Pagus of Brabant.
A historical landgraviate in Western Europe; in full, Landgraviate of Brabant.
A historical duchy in the Holy Roman Empire; in full, Duchy of Brabant.
Ellipsis of States' Brabant: a generality land in the Netherlands.
A historical department of the Holland; in full, Department of Brabant.
Ellipsis of Batavian Brabant: a historical region of the Batavian Republic.
Ellipsis of North Brabant: a province of the Netherlands.
Ellipsis of South Brabant: a historical province in the Netherlands.
A historical province of Belgium. Official name: Province of Brabant.
Ellipsis of Flemish Brabant: a province of Flanders, Belgium.
Ellipsis of Walloon Brabant: a province of Wallonia, Belgium.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English Braband, Brabant, modification of Braban (possibly after Middle Dutch Brâbant), from Anglo-Norman Braban, Brabain, from Early Medieval Latin Bracbantus, from Proto-West Germanic *brak (“break”) + *bantu (“district”).
A draft horse of a strong, heavy breed originating from the Brabant region of modern Belgium.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English Braband, Brabant, modification of Braban (possibly after Middle Dutch Brâbant), from Anglo-Norman Braban, Brabain, from Early Medieval Latin Bracbantus, from Proto-West Germanic *brak (“break”) + *bantu (“district”).
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