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Louvain

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Lou·vain  (l-v) also Leu·ven (lvn)
A city of central Belgium east of Brussels. First mentioned in the 9th century, it was a center of the wool trade in the Middle Ages but declined in the late 14th century because of civil strife. Its famed university dates from the 15th century. Population: 91,900.
Louvain (French) [luvɛ̃]
n
(Placename) a town in central Belgium, in Flemish Brabant province: capital of the duchy of Brabant (11th-15th centuries) and centre of the cloth trade; university (1426). Pop.: 87 165 (1995 est.) Flemish name Leuven
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Louvain [ˈluːveɪn] N → Lovaina
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