Explore Namur through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like city or metropolis. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Namur in a sentence
Namur meaning
- The capital city of Wallonia, Belgium.
- A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
Synonyms of Namur
Using Namur
- The main meaning on this page is: The capital city of Wallonia, Belgium. | A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, namur often appears in combinations such as: and namur, at namur.
Context around Namur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Namur
- In this selection, "namur" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, roi, brussels, now, kwajalein and leuven stand out and add context to how "namur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1691 and namur in 1692 and church at namur now the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "namur" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with namur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Louis personally supervised the captures of Mons in 1691 and Namur in 1692. (13 words)
Marlier's collaboration with La Procure à Namur lasted more than 25 years. (13 words)
Among the bases he's been to include Pearl Harbor, Guam, Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Singapore, Diego Garcia. (18 words)
South of Namur, further upstream, the river can only carry more modest vessels, although a barge as long as 100 m. can still reach the French border town of Givet. (30 words)
Tens of thousands of Belgian children have played truant from school to march on the streets of Brussels, Namur, Leuven and Liege, inspired by Greta's simple message. (28 words)
All three would prove crushing German victories, at Liège and Namur against the Belgians, at Maubeuge against the French and at Antwerp against a combined Anglo-Belgian force. (28 words)
Example sentences (10)
Saving the church at Namur now the Belgium Heritage Center which he bought from the Diocese for one dollar.
She graduated from high school in 1972 from The Academy of Notre Dame De Namur, a private Catholic Girls’ School, and began working for the Federal Government.
Among the bases he's been to include Pearl Harbor, Guam, Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Singapore, Diego Garcia.
Tens of thousands of Belgian children have played truant from school to march on the streets of Brussels, Namur, Leuven and Liege, inspired by Greta's simple message.
All three would prove crushing German victories, at Liège and Namur against the Belgians, at Maubeuge against the French and at Antwerp against a combined Anglo-Belgian force.
Another siege followed at Namur, lasting from about 20–23 August.sfn For their part, the French had five armies deployed on their borders.
Louis personally supervised the captures of Mons in 1691 and Namur in 1692.
Marlier's collaboration with La Procure à Namur lasted more than 25 years.
South of Namur, further upstream, the river can only carry more modest vessels, although a barge as long as 100 m. can still reach the French border town of Givet.
Units of the British XXX Corps were holding the bridges at Dinant, Givet, and Namur and U.S. units were about to take over.
Common combinations with namur
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and namur 3×
- at namur 2×