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Brabant

  • /ˈbɹæbənt/
  • /ˈbɹɑːbənt/
  • /bɹəˈbænt/

Rhymes with -ænt

Where it 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”).

proper noun Brabants

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, historical, uncountable an express train linking Gare du Nord, with Brussels-South.
  3. countable, uncountable A cultural region of Belgium and the Netherlands.
  4. countable, uncountable A historical pagus in Western Europe; in full, Pagus of Brabant.
  5. countable, uncountable A historical landgraviate in Western Europe; in full, Landgraviate of Brabant.
  6. countable, uncountable A historical duchy in the Holy Roman Empire; in full, Duchy of Brabant.
  7. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of States' Brabant: a generality land in the Netherlands.
  8. countable, uncountable A historical department of the Holland; in full, Department of Brabant.
  9. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Batavian Brabant: a historical region of the Batavian Republic.
  10. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of North Brabant: a province of the Netherlands.
  11. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of South Brabant: a historical province in the Netherlands.
  12. countable, uncountable A historical province of Belgium. Official name: Province of Brabant.
  13. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Flemish Brabant: a province of Flanders, Belgium.
  14. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Walloon Brabant: a province of Wallonia, Belgium.

noun Brabants

  1. A draft horse of a strong, heavy breed originating from the Brabant region of modern Belgium.

    Similar: Brabançon

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name historical region

日本語ブラバント Burabanto
中文布拉邦 Bùlābāng
FrançaisBrabant
DeutschBrabant
ΕλληνικάΒραβάντη Vravánti
РусскийБраба́нт Brabánt

name former province of central Belgium

EspañolBrabante
日本語ブラバント Burabanto
中文布拉邦 Bùlābāng
PortuguêsBrabante
FrançaisBrabant
DeutschBrabant
ItalianoBrabante
РусскийБраба́нт Brabánt

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@misc{brabant_2026,
  title = {Brabant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brabant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}