flemish

Definition of Flemish in English :

1. flemish

an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

2. flemish, flemish dialect

one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch

3. flemish

of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture

Example Sentences:
'the Flemish population of Belgium'
'Flemish painters'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flemish

noun

1.

one of the two official languages of Belgium, almost identical in form with Dutch

2. the Flemish

adjective

3.

of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders, the Flemings, or their language

noun

1.

the West Germanic language spoken in Flanders, very closely related to Dutch

adjective

2.

of Flanders or its people, language, or culture

adj.

Of or relating to Flanders, the Flemings, or their language or culture.

n.

1. A group of Dutch dialects spoken in the southwestern Netherlands, northwest Belgium, and parts of northern France.

2. (used with a pl. verb) The Flemings.