Flemish

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English flemmysshe, from Old Frisian flemsche, from Middle Dutch vlāmisch, vlemesch (modern Vlaams), from Old Frisian flamsk ‘Fleming’ (cf. West Frisian Flaamsk), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz ‘flowing, current (water)’ and *-iskaz. More at Flanders.

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Flemish (comparative more Flemish, superlative most Flemish)

  1. Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
  2. Of or relating to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language.

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of or relating to Flanders
of or relating to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language
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Flemish

  1. The Dutch language as it is spoken in Flanders.

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the Dutch language as it is spoken in Flanders

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