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Borinage (bôrēnäzh`), region, Hainaut prov., S Belgium, surrounding Mons and extending to the French border. Traditionally a coal-mining district, most of the mines have been closed. Glass-making and metallurgy are the region's primary industries.

Borinage

the historical name of a small region in Belgium. It is located in the southern coal basin and extends west of the city of Mons to the French-Belgian border.

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