Leuven
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English
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Proper noun
[edit]Leuven
- Alternative form of Louvain
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Etymology
[edit]- (Flemish Brabant) From Middle Dutch Loven (Latinised: Lovanium).
- (West Betuwe) First attested as loffna in 788-789. Etymology unknown. Compare Loven.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Leuven n
- Louvain (the capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium).
- A hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- en:Cities in Belgium
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
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- Rhymes:Dutch/øːvən
- Rhymes:Dutch/øːvən/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Cities in Belgium
- nl:Provincial capitals
- nl:Places in Belgium
- nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands