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brabant

/ˈbɹæbənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
bra-bant
IPA
/ˈbɹæbənt/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

an express train linking Gare du Nord, with Brussels-South.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A cultural region of Belgium and the Netherlands.

Countable; Uncountable

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A historical pagus in Western Europe; in full, Pagus of Brabant.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A historical landgraviate in Western Europe; in full, Landgraviate of Brabant.

Countable; Uncountable

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A historical duchy in the Holy Roman Empire; in full, Duchy of Brabant.

Countable; Uncountable

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Ellipsis of States' Brabant: a generality land in the Netherlands.

Countable; Uncountable

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A historical department of the Holland; in full, Department of Brabant.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Braband, Braban, Bracbantus, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Brabants (plural)

Derived Forms

Brabantian brabantite

Phrases

Batavian Brabant Brabant Bay Brabant Channel Brabant Company Brabant Day Brabant Formation Brabant Island Brabant Islands

Rhymes With

plant grant cant aunt ant little black ant coral plant transplant rant chant implant argentine ant

Questions

How do you pronounce brabant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹæbənt/.
What does brabant mean?
A surname.
Where does brabant come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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