Flemish
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Flem·ish
(flĕm′ĭsh)adj.
Of or relating to Flanders, the Flemings, or their language or culture.
n.
1. A group of Dutch dialects spoken in the southwestern Netherlands, northwest Belgium, and parts of northern France.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The Flemings.
[Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch Vlaemisch.]
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Flemish
(ˈflɛmɪʃ)n
1. (Languages) one of the two official languages of Belgium, almost identical in form with Dutch
2. (Peoples) the Flemish (functioning as plural) the Flemings collectively
adj
3. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders, the Flemings, or their language
4. (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders, the Flemings, or their language
5. (Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders, the Flemings, or their language
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Flem•ish
(ˈflɛm ɪʃ)adj.
1. of or pertaining to Flanders, the Flemings, or their speech.
n. 2. (used with a pl. v.)
a. the Flemish-speaking inhabitants of Belgium; Flemings.
b. the inhabitants of Flanders.
3. the Dutch language as spoken in N and E Belgium and adjacent parts of France: one of the official languages of Belgium.
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Noun | 1. | Flemish - an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium ethnic group, ethnos - people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture |
2. | Flemish - one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch Dutch - the West Germanic language of the Netherlands | |
Adj. | 1. | Flemish - of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture; "the Flemish population of Belgium"; "Flemish painters" |
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Flemish
[ˈflɛmɪʃ]1. adj → fiammingo/a
2. n
a. (language) → fiammingo
b. (people) the Flemish npl → i Fiamminghi
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