Meaning of Flanders | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A cultural region in the north of Belgium.
   countable, uncountable
2. A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Flanders.
   countable, uncountable
3. A region of Belgium. Official name: Flemish Region.
   countable, uncountable
4. A community of Belgium. Official name: Flemish Community.
   countable, uncountable
5. Two provinces in Belgian Flanders, West Flanders and East Flanders.
   countable, uncountable
6. Ellipsis of French Flanders: a former province of France.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
7. Ellipsis of French Flanders: a region of France.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
8. Ellipsis of Zeelandic Flanders: a region of Zeeland, the Netherlands.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
9. The principal railway station in Lille, capital of the above.
   countable, uncountable
10. An unincorporated community in Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
    countable, uncountable
11. A surname.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“But Wallonian legislators are blocking the changes, fearing that their power is eroding, that the Flemish are doing some legal ethnic cleansing and that a divided Belgium will end the subsidies that flow south from richer Flanders.”

“When you went / Ambassador to the Emperor, you made bold / To carry into Flanders the great seal.”

“Ellipsis of West Flanders: a province of Flanders, Belgium.”

“Ellipsis of East Flanders: a province of Flanders, Belgium.”

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