outre-Quiévrain

French

Etymology

Literally, “on the other side of Quiévrain”. Historically, the Quiévrain station was the border crossing on the Paris-Brussels railway, from 1846 until 1988.

La gare de Quiévrain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.tʁə.kje.vʁɛ̃/

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Adverb

outre-Quiévrain

1. (journalism, Belgium) in France
2. (uncommon, journalism, France) in Belgium

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