Vlaanderen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Vlaendren, from Old Dutch *flāmdra-, from Old Frisian *flāmdra-, from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvlaːndərə(n)/
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)

Proper noun

Vlaanderen n

  1. Flanders (a historical region and modern administrative region in the north of Belgium, consisting of the Dutch-speaking area of Belgium)
  2. Flanders (a historical county and cultural region of Western Europe, at its maximum covering most of Belgium, parts of northeast France, and a corner of the Netherlands; in full, County of Flanders)
  3. Flanders (two provinces in Belgian Flanders, West Flanders and East Flanders)

Derived terms

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