Brabant Syllabification: (Bra·bant)Pronunciation: /brəˈbant/Definition of Brabant a former duchy in western Europe, the capital of which was Brussels. It is now divided into two provinces: North Brabant in the Netherlands, of which the capital is ῾s-Hertogenbosch; and Brabant in Belgium, of which the capital remains Brussels. Brabant in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Brabant in the British & World English dictionary