Louvain
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English
Alternative forms
- Leuven (borrowed from Dutch)
Etymology
Proper noun
Louvain
- The capital city of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium.
Translations
Belgian city
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Luvanium, Latinized from a Viking/North Germanic or Frankish name *Loven, composed of *lo (“forest, clearing”) + *hvein (“swamp, marsh”), from Proto-Germanic *hwainō, *hwin- (“swamp; moor”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷeyn- (“to soil; mud; filth”), thus meaning "swamp near the forest."[1][2]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Louvain ?
- Capital city of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium
Derived terms
See also
- Leuven (in Dutch)