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Brabant
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brabant
English
Etymology
en enm Braband, enm Brabant, modification of enm Braban (possibly after dum Brâbant), from en xno Braban, xno Brabain, from en la-eme Bracbantus, from en gmw-pro - gmw-pro *brak break *bantu district 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɹæbənt/ /ˈbɹɑːbənt/ /bɹəˈbænt/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brabant.wav Southern England
en ænt 2
Proper noun
~ +
en.
en Q4583060en historical an express train linking Gare du Nord, with Brussels-South.
en Q120842969en cultural region c/Belgium and the c/Netherlands.
en Q3051218en historical pagus r/Western Europe Pagus of Brabant.
en Q751868en historical landgraviate r/Western Europe Landgraviate of Brabant.
en Q159856en historical duchy c/Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Brabant.
en Q770862en @ellipsis of:States' Brabant generality land c/Netherlands.
en Q42153787en historical department of the c/Holland Department of Brabant.
en Q912843en @ellipsis of:Batavian Brabant historical region c/Batavian Republic.
en Q1118en @ellipsis of:North Brabant province c/Netherlands.
en Q912843en @ellipsis of:South Brabant historical province in the c/Netherlands.
en Q848831en historical province c/Belgium Province of Brabant.
en Q1118en @ellipsis of:Flemish Brabant province r/Flanders c/Belgium.
en Q1122en @ellipsis of:Walloon Brabant province r/Wallonia c/Belgium.
Derived terms
en en Brabantian en London-Brabant Massif en Brabant Lake en Port Brabant en Brabant killers en Brabant Company en Flemish Brabant en Walloon Brabant en North Brabant en Brabant Revolution en brabantite en Brabant lace en Brabant Road en Brabant Formation en Brabant loam en Brabant Day en Brabant Party en Brabant Point en Brabant Bay en Brabant Island en Brabant Islands en Brabant Channel en Brabant Plateau en States' Brabant en Batavian Brabant
Translations
former province of central Belgium
Armenian: hy Բրաբանտ
Azerbaijani: az Brabant
Bulgarian: bg Браба́нт
Catalan: ca Brabant m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 布拉邦 Bùlābāng
Dutch: nl Brabant n
Esperanto: eo Brabanto
French: fr Brabant m
German: de Brabant n
Hungarian: hu Brabant
Italian: it Brabante m
Japanese: ja ブラバント Burabanto
Macedonian: mk Брабант
Polish: pl Brabancja f
Portuguese: pt Brabante
Russian: ru Браба́нт m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Брабант
Latin: sh Brabant
Spanish: es Brabante m
Swedish: sv Brabant
Turkish: tr Brabant
Ukrainian: uk Брабант
Uzbek: uz Brabant
historical region
Armenian: hy Բրաբանտ
Catalan: ca Brabant m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 布拉邦 Bùlābāng
Dutch: nl Brabant n
Esperanto: eo Brabanto
French: fr Brabant m
German: de Brabant n
Greek: el Βραβάντη f
Japanese: ja ブラバント Burabanto
Latin: la Brabantia f Medieval Latin
Middle English: enm Braban
Polish: pl Brabancja f
Russian: ru Браба́нт m
Noun
A draft horse of a strong, heavy breed originating from the Brabant region of modern Belgium.
en Brabançon
Anagrams
en aabbnrt Ant. & Barb.
en Belgium
Catalan
ca:
Etymology
ca :bor fr:Brabant
ca fr Brabant. ca bramant.
Proper noun
m
ca historical province c/Belgium Brabant; now divided into Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, and the Brussels-Capital Region
ca historical duchy c/Belgium and c/Netherlands Brabant
Derived terms
ca Brabant Flamenc
ca Brabant Való
ca Brabant Septentrional
Derived terms
ca brabant
ca brabançó
Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Braband obsolete
Etymology
From nl dum Brabant, from nl odt *Brācbant (attested in Latin as la pāgus brācbatensis), from nl frk -, a compound of nl gem-pro *brēk-, gem-pro *brekaną fallow, originally 'to break' + gem-pro *bant-, gem-pro *bantō, gem-pro *banti district, region, which could be from nl ine-pro *bʰonHdéh₂ beneficial, good, from ine-pro *bʰHdúsnl ?? derivation doesn't make sense.Olivier van Renswoude (2016): Brabant en andere banten
The latter element is also found in other toponyms such as nl Oosterbant, nl Swifterbant and nl Teisterbant.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbraːbɑnt/
nl Nl-Brabant.ogg
nl Bra bant
Proper noun
n
nl Belgium nl former province c/Belgium Brabant
nl Netherlands North Brabant
Duchy of en Brabant
Synonyms
province of Belgium nl Zuid-Brabant 1815-1830 also in the Netherlands to contrast with nl Noord-Brabant
North Brabant nl Noord-Brabant
Derived terms
nl Bataafs Brabant Brabander Brabants Brabo Naad van Brabant Noord-Brabant Staats-Brabant Vlaams-Brabant Waals-Brabant Zuid-Brabant
References
nl Provinces of the Netherlands
French
fr:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
en Brabant
Derived terms
fr Brabant flamand Brabant wallon
Anagrams
fr barbant
fr Belgium
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From dum odt *Brācbant (attested in Medieval Latin as la pāgus brācbatensis, la Bracbantum, la Bracbantia), from dum frk -, a compound of dum gem-pro *brēk-, gem-pro *brekaną fallow, originally 'to break' + gem-pro *bant-, gem-pro *bantō, gem-pro *banti district, region, which could be from dum ine-pro *bʰonHdeₕ₂-, ine-pro *bʰonHdos- useful, beneficial, good, from ine-pro *bʰHdús-.Olivier van Renswoude (2016): Brabant en andere banten
Compare modern nl braak fallow and lt bandà herd, flock.
Proper noun
dum proper noun Brâbant
dum Brabant duchy
Inflection
dum noun
Descendants
nl Brabant
References
Belgian Laces, Volumes 15-19, p. 58
Further reading
ID59932
Middle English
Noun
enm proper noun 1
enm late enm Braban