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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sambre mean? 

• SAMBRE (noun)
  The noun SAMBRE has 1 sense:

1. a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur

  Familiarity information: SAMBRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAMBRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Sambre; Sambre River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Sambre" 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)

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)