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NAMUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Namur mean?
• NAMUR (noun)
The noun NAMUR has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: NAMUR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Namur" is a part of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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