Leuven
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Proper noun
Leuven
- Alternative form of Louvain
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Etymology
- (Flemish Brabant) From Middle Dutch Loven (Latinised: Lovanium).
- (West Betuwe) First attested as loffna in 788-789. Etymology unknown. Compare Loven.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leuven n
- Louvain (the capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium)
- Meronyms: Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Wilsele, Wijgmaal
- A hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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