Meanings
proper noun
- The largest city and provincial capital of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- DutchLeuven
- DutchLeuven
- EnglishLeuven
Borrowed from Dutch Leuven.
More words from Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لوفان
- لوفانBelgian city
Bulgarian Льовен
- Льовен (Ljoven)Belgian city
Catalan Lovaina
- LovainaBelgian city
Chinese Mandarin 魯汶 /鲁汶, 勒芬
- 魯汶 /鲁汶 (Lǔwèn)Belgian city
- 勒芬 (Lèfēn)Belgian city
- 勒文 (Lèwén)Belgian city
- 盧萬 /卢万 (Lúwàn)Belgian city
Czech Lovaň
- LovaňBelgian city
Dutch Leuven
- LeuvenBelgian city
Esperanto Loveno
- LovenoBelgian city
Finnish Leuven
- LeuvenBelgian city
French Louvain
- LouvainBelgian city
German Löwen
- LöwenBelgian city
Greek Λέουβεν
- Λέουβεν (Léouven)Belgian city
Hebrew לוון
- לווןBelgian city
Hindi लोवन
- लोवन (lovan)Belgian city
Italian Lovanio
- LovanioBelgian city
Japanese ルーヴェン
- ルーヴェン (Rūven)Belgian city
Korean 루뱅
- 루뱅 (Rubaeng)Belgian city
Latin Lovanium
- LovaniumBelgian city
Lithuanian Leuvenas
- LeuvenasBelgian city
Polish Lowanium
- LowaniumBelgian city
Portuguese Lovaina
- LovainaBelgian city
Romanian Louvain
- LouvainBelgian city
Russian Лёвен
- Лёвен (Ljóven)Belgian city
Spanish Lovaina
- LovainaBelgian city
Swedish Leuven
- LeuvenBelgian city
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Leuven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leuven
MLA
“Leuven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leuven. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leuven,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leuven.
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