Belgian Sheepdog

English

Belgian Groenendael

Noun

Belgian Sheepdog (plural Belgian Sheepdogs)

1. One of four variants of sheep herding dog bred in Belgium.
2. The Groenendael variant of the above.

Usage notes

The Groenendael is known as the Belgian Sheepdog in the United States. The Malinois and Tervuren are recognized by the American Kennel Club as Belgian Malinois and Belgian Tervuren, while the Laekenois is not recognized at all.

Synonyms

• (umbrella term for the four "Belgian Shepherds"): Belgian Shepherd Dog, Belgian Shepherd
• (Groenendael variant): Belgian Groenendael

Hyponyms

• Belgian Groenendael, Groenendael
• Belgian Laekenois, Laekenois
• Belgian Malinois, Malinois
• Belgian Tervuren, Tervuren

Translations

Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants

• Bulgarian: белгийска овчарка f (belgijska ovčarka)
• Catalan: pastor belga m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比利時牧羊犬／比利时牧羊犬 (Bǐlìshí mùyáng quǎn)

• Czech: belgický ovčák m
• Danish: belgisk hyrdehund c
• Dutch: belgische herder
• Finnish: belgianpaimenkoira (fi)
• French: berger belge (fr) m
• German: Belgischer Schäferhund m
• German Low German: belgisch Scheperhund m
• Greek: βέλγικος ποιμενικός m (vélgikos poimenikós)
• Hebrew: רועה בלגי m
• Hungarian: belga juhászkutya
• Icelandic: belgískur fjárhundur m
• Indonesian: anjing gembala Belgia
• Italian: pastore belga m
• Lithuanian: belgų aviganis m
• Luxembourgish: Belsche Schéiferhond
• Macedonian: белгиски овчар m (belgiski ovčar)
• Malay: anjing gembala Belgium
• Norwegian: belgisk fårehund m
• Polish: owczarek belgijski m
• Portuguese: pastor belga m
• Romanian: ciobănesc belgian m
• Russian: бельгийская овча́рка f (belʹgijskaja ovčárka)
• Slovak: belgický ovčiak m
• Spanish: pastor belga m
• Swedish: belgisk vallhund c
• Turkish: Belçika çoban köpeği
• Ukrainian: бельгійський вівчарка m (belʹhijsʹkyj vivčarka)
• Uzbek: Belgiya qo'y iti

Belgian Groenendael — see Belgian Groenendael