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Namur

Namur

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A city in south central Belgium at the meeting of the Meuse and Sambre rivers
  • proper noun
: Namur
  • Other universities that attended were Gonzaga University, Notre Dame de Namur, and UC Davis, among others.
  • Notre Dame de Namur
  • Dame de Namur
  • de Namur

Examples

  • The description of this one apple was to have been worked up and polished, but the Belgian, M. Henri, cabinetmaker, offered the empty place at his table and quietly spoke of his work, his two sons, each around forty, who work alongside him, and also of his little farm near Namur.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • It's a small city located in the province of Namur in the French-speaking region of Belgium.

    Blog text (17)

  • Patient as Saint Bridget, lady-in-waiting to Queen Blanche of Namur.

    Mermaids (1990)

  • He's been convicted of several particularly brutal murders, he escaped from Namur Prison by strangling his psychiatrist.

    For Your Eyes Only (1981)

  • It's a small city located in the province of Namur in the French-speaking region of Belgium.

  • His address is the University of Namur, Research Unit on Cellular Biology, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.

  • Facing the dilemma with his usual verve, Marlborough resolved to advance immediately on Namur along the general line of the Mehaigne River, without the Danes and Hanoverians.

Surface Forms

Namur main

Etymology

Namur likely comes from an old river name like Namar, meaning 'river' or 'flow'. So the name makes sense: Namur sits where two rivers meet, which helps you remember its riverside location.