Meanings
plural Brabants
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countablehistoricaluncountablean express train linking Gare du Nord, with Brussels-South.
- countableuncountableA cultural region of Belgium and the Netherlands.
- countableuncountableA historical pagus in Western Europe; in full, Pagus of Brabant.
- countableuncountableA historical landgraviate in Western Europe; in full, Landgraviate of Brabant.
- countableuncountableA historical duchy in the Holy Roman Empire; in full, Duchy of Brabant.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of States' Brabant: a generality land in the Netherlands.
- countableuncountableA historical department of the Holland; in full, Department of Brabant.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Batavian Brabant: a historical region of the Batavian Republic.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of North Brabant: a province of the Netherlands.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of South Brabant: a historical province in the Netherlands.
- countableuncountableA historical province of Belgium. Official name: Province of Brabant.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Flemish Brabant: a province of Flanders, Belgium.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Walloon Brabant: a province of Wallonia, Belgium.
plural Brabants
- A draft horse of a strong, heavy breed originating from the Brabant region of modern Belgium.
Synonyms: Brabançon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA draft horse of a strong, heavy breed originating from the Brabant region of modern Belgium.
Origin
- Early Medieval LatinBracbantus
- Anglo-NormanBraban
- Middle EnglishBraband
- EnglishBrabant
Inherited from Middle English Braband, Brabant, modification of Braban (possibly after Middle Dutch Brâbant), from Anglo-Norman Braban, Brabain, from Early Medieval Latin Bracbantus, from Proto-West Germanic *brak (“break”) + *bantu (“district”).
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Early Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Браба́нт
- Браба́нт (Brabánt)former province of central Belgium
Catalan Brabant, Brabant
- Brabanthistorical region
- Brabantformer province of central Belgium
Chinese Mandarin 布拉邦, 布拉邦
- 布拉邦 (Bùlābāng)historical region
- 布拉邦 (Bùlābāng)former province of central Belgium
Dutch Brabant, Brabant
- Brabanthistorical region
- Brabantformer province of central Belgium
Esperanto Brabanto, Brabanto
- Brabantohistorical region
- Brabantoformer province of central Belgium
French Brabant, Brabant
- Brabanthistorical region
- Brabantformer province of central Belgium
German Brabant, Brabant
- Brabanthistorical region
- Brabantformer province of central Belgium
Greek Βραβάντη
- Βραβάντη (Vravánti)historical region
Hungarian Brabant
- Brabantformer province of central Belgium
Italian Brabante
- Brabanteformer province of central Belgium
Japanese ブラバント, ブラバント
- ブラバント (Burabanto)historical region
- ブラバント (Burabanto)former province of central Belgium
Latin Brabantia
- Brabantiahistorical region
Polish Brabancja, Brabancja
- Brabancjahistorical region
- Brabancjaformer province of central Belgium
Portuguese Brabante
- Brabanteformer province of central Belgium
Russian Браба́нт, Браба́нт
- Браба́нт (Brabánt)historical region
- Браба́нт (Brabánt)former province of central Belgium
Spanish Brabante
- Brabanteformer province of central Belgium
Swedish Brabant
- Brabantformer province of central Belgium
Turkish Brabant
- Brabantformer province of central Belgium
Ukrainian Брабант
- Брабантformer province of central Belgium
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Brabant
Cite this entry
Brabant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brabant
“Brabant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brabant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brabant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brabant.
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