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Flemish

/ˈflɛmɪʃ/
/ˈflɛmɪʃ/
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Definitions of Flemish
  1. adjective
    of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture
    “the Flemish population of Belgium”
    Flemish painters”
  2. noun
    an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
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    type of:
    ethnic group, ethnos
    people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
  3. noun
    one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch
    synonyms: Flemish dialect
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    type of:
    Dutch
    the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
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