Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of south-central Belgium on the Meuse River southeast of Brussels. Strategically located, it has been the scene of numerous sieges and battles.
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- proper noun Namur islet,
Kwajalein atoll,Marshall Islands . - proper noun A
province ofWallonia ,Belgium . - proper noun The capital city of Wallonia.
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- noun a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
Etymologies
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Examples
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Albert methodically worked his way into a chase group featuring Belgian champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet), who was himself looking to return to form after abandoning last weekend in Namur.
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My companion leaned forward and murmured, "Namur," the soldier saluted, and we passed on.
A Surgeon in Belgium Henry Sessions Souttar 1919
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The last I saw of the garden that night, as I looked out of my window toward the northeast, with "Namur" beating in my head, the five men had their heads still together, but whether "the other sex" was getting scientifically torn to bits, or they, too, had Namur in their minds I never knew.
Told in a French Garden August, 1914 Mildred Aldrich 1890
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Cassy had recovered her looks almost entirely, and I find they do not consider the "Namur" as disagreeing with her in general, only when the weather is so rough as to make her sick.
Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796
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'' 'Namur' '' is a [[Belgium | Belgian]] city, capital of [[Wallonia]], head of the province of [[Namur (province) | Namur]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Though Stybar, with his early attack, may have set the stage in much the same way as last week, when he rode to a solo victory on the hills of Namur, the similarities ended there.
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The university was founded in 1947 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur under the name Villa Julie College and as a training academy for medical secretaries.
Small colleges find that adding football pays off in a lot of green, and more Daniel de Vise 2010
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The university was founded in 1947 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur under the name Villa Julie College and as a training academy for medical secretaries.
The new game plan boosting colleges' odds Daniel de Vise 2010
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For example, Notre Dame de Namur University and Holy Names University, both in the San Francisco Bay area, are among the small, private institutions that have seen their enrollments grow because students are finding it increasingly difficult to enroll in one of the state's public institutions.
More private colleges court community college transfers 2010
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In conditions more like late August than early October, with bright sunshine and temperatures reaching well into the 70s, European cyclists kicked off the first of their major cyclocross series, the Trofee Gazet van Antwerpen, at the Cyclocross de Namur Citadelle.
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