Leuven

English

Proper noun

Leuven

Alternative form of Louvain

Anagrams

venule

Dutch

Leuven Town Hall

Etymology

(Flemish Brabant) From Middle Dutch Loven (Latinised: Lovanium).
(West Betuwe) First attested as loffna in 788-789. Etymology unknown. Compare Loven.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈløː.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Leu‧ven
Rhymes: -øːvən

Proper noun

Leuven n

Louvain (the capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium).
Meronyms: Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Wilsele, Wijgmaal
A hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Anagrams

veulen

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