LOUVAIN

Meaning of LOUVAIN in English

Pronunciation: lü- ' va n

Variant: or Flemish Leu · ven \ ' l ə (r)-v ə (n), ' l- \

Function: geographical name

city cen Belgium in Brabant E of Brussels pop 89,152

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

LOUVAIN — or Flemish Leuven geographical name city central Belgium in Brabant E of Brussels population 85,200
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOUVAIN — Fr. /looh vaonn"/ , n. a city in central Belgium. 29,792.
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LOUVAIN — geographical name or Flemish Leu·ven ˈlə(r)-və(n), ˈlœ- city central Belgium in Brabant E of Brussels population 85,200
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LOUVAIN — (French), Flemish Leuven municipality and capital of Flemish Brabant province, Flemish Region, central Belgium. It lies along the Dyle (Dijle) …
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LOUVAIN — Louvain BrE AmE lu ˈvæn -ˈvæ̃; ˈluːv æn, -æ̃ —French [ lu væ̃ ]
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LOUVAIN — Лёвен
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LOUVAIN — Лёвен
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LOUVAIN, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF — Either of two Belgian universities established in 1970, both descended from a renowned university founded in 1425 in Louvain. The …
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LOUVAIN, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF — either of two Belgian universities established in 1970 but both descended from a renowned institution of higher learning founded in …
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LOUVAIN, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF — Either of two Belgian universities established in 1970, both descended from a renowned university founded in 1425 in Louvain. The …
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MERCATOR, GERARDUS — orig. Gerard Kremer born March 5, 1512, Rupelmonde, Flanders died Dec. 2, 1594, Duisburg, Duchy of Cleve Flemish cartographer. He …
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JANSEN, CORNELIUS OTTO — born Oct. 28, 1585, Acquoi, near Leerdam, Holland died May 6, 1638, Ypres, Flanders, Spanish Neth. Flemish leader of the …
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BOUTS, DIRCK — born с 1415, Haarlem, Holland died May 6, 1475, Louvain, Brabant Netherlandish painter. He was active in Louvain, where he …
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VESALIUS, ANDREAS — born December 1514, Brussels [now in Belgium] died June 1564, island of Zacynthus, Republic of Venice [now in Greece]) (Latin), …
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SCHWANN, THEODOR — born Dec. 7, 1810, Neuss, Prussia died Jan. 11, 1882, Cologne German physiologist who founded modern histology by defining the …
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RASTELL, WILLIAM — born 1508, Coventry, Warwickshire, Eng. died Aug. 27, 1565, Louvain, duchy of Brabant [now in Belgium] English printer, lawyer, and …
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O'CLERY, MICHAEL — born 1575, Kilbarron, County Donegal, Ire. died 1643, Louvain, Brabant Irish chronicler who directed the compilation of the Annla Roghachta …
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MERCIER, DSIR-JOSEPH — born Nov. 21, 1851, Braine-l'Alleud, Belg. died Jan. 23, 1926, Brussels Belgian educator, cardinal, and a leader in the 19th-century …
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MERCATOR, GERARDUS — born March 5, 1512, Rupelmonde, Flanders [now in Belgium] died Dec. 2, 1594, Duisburg, Duchy of Cleve original name Gerard …
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MASSYS, QUENTIN — born c. 1465, /66, Louvain, Brabant [now in Belgium] died 1530, Antwerp Massys also spelled Matsys, Metsys, or Messys Flemish …
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LIPSIUS, JUSTUS
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LEMATRE, GEORGES — born July 17, 1894, Charleroi, Belg. died June 20, 1966, Louvain Belgian astronomer and cosmologist who formulated the modern big-bang …
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GHEYN, MATTHIAS VAN DEN — born April 7, 1721, Tirlemont, Austrian Netherlands [now Tienen, Belg.] died June 22, 1785, Louvain [now in Belgium] Flemish organist, …
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EYSKENS, GASTON — born April 1, 1905, Lier, Belg. died Jan. 3, 1988, Louvain economist and statesman who as Belgian premier (194950, 195861, …
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DUVERGIER DE HAURANNE, JEAN, ABB DE SAINT-CYRAN — born 1581, Bayonne, France died Oct. 11, 1643, Paris French abbot of Saint-Cyran and a founder of the Jansenist movement. …
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DUVE, CHRISTIAN REN DE — born Oct. 2, 1917, Thames Ditton, Surrey, Eng. Belgian cytologist and biochemist who discovered lysosomes (the digestive organelles of the …
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DAMIEN, FATHER — born Jan. 3, 1840, Tremelo, Belg. died April 15, 1889, Molokai, Hawaii original name Joseph De Veuster Belgian priest who …
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BOUTS, DIRCK
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BENEDEN, PIERRE-JOSEPH VAN — born , Dec. 19, 1809, Mechelen, Belg. died Jan. 8, 1894, Louvain parasitologist and paleontologist best known for his discovery …
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BAIUS, MICHAEL — born 1513, Melin, Hainaut died Sept. 16, 1589, Louvain, Brabant Baius also spelled Bajus, also called Michel De Bay theologian …
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BOUTS, DIRCK — born 0441; 1415, Haarlem, Holland died May 6, 1475, Louvain, Brabant Netherlandish painter. He was active in Louvain, where he …
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