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Flanders ( Vlaanderen) Flanders ( / ˈflændərz /; Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə (n)] ⓘ) [a] is the Dutch -speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and ...
- Flanders (Disambiguation)
Flanders is the country of the Flemings; since several...
- History
The County of Flanders was created in the year 862 as a...
- Flemish Region
The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest, pronounced...
- County of Flanders
County of Flanders, 1350, in relation to the Low Countries...
- Flanders (Disambiguation)
Belgium. Flanders, medieval principality in the southwest of the Low Countries, now included in the French département of Nord ( q.v. ), the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders ( qq.v. ), and the Dutch province of Zeeland ( q.v. ). The name appeared as early as the 8th century and is believed to mean “Lowland,” or ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries. The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming, while the corresponding adjective is Flemish, which ...
Flanders ( Dutch: Vlaanderen, French: Anvers, German: Flandern, Limburgish: Vlaondere, West Flemish: Vloandern) or Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest ), is the Dutch -speaking northern part of Belgium. [3] Their version of the Dutch language is usually called Flemish (Dutch: Vlaams ). [4] Its vocabulary and pronunciation is not identical with ...
