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Lou⋅vain

[Fr. loo-van]
–noun
a city in central Belgium. 29,792.
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Lou·vain   (lōō-vāɴ')   
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.
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