1. (n.)Brabant a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium.
2. Brabant a province in central Belgium. 2,253,794; 1268 sq. mi. (3285 sq. km).
Definitions of 'brabant'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. brabant in mediæval times was an important prov. of the Low Countries, inhabitants Dutch, cap. Breda; is now divided between Holland and Belgium. It comprises three provs., the N. or Dutch Brabant; Antwerp, a Belgian prov., inhabitants Flemings, cap. Antwerp; and S. Brabant, also Belgian, inhabitants Walloons, cap. Brussels; the whole mostly a plain.