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Hainaut.

A province of Wallonia, Belgium.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈ(h)eɪnəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/(h)eɪˈnəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/(h)eɪˈnoʊ/General-American/ˈ(h)eɪnoʊ/General-American
  1. A province of Wallonia, Belgium.

  2. A historical region and former county of Belgium.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Henaud, from Middle French Haynau, Haynault, from Old French Hainau, from Early Medieval Latin Hainoavius, from Proto-West Germanic *Haginā (“river Haine”) + *gawi (“district”); the modern form and pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Hainaut.

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