Belgic

English

Etymology

From Latin Belgicus, from Belgae (“the Belgians”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛld͡ʒɪk/

Adjective

Belgic (comparative more Belgic, superlative most Belgic)

1. Of or pertaining to the Belgae, a Germanic tribe.
   • 1764 December 19 (indicated as 1765), Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller, or A Prospect of Society. A Poem. […], London: […] J[ohn] Newbery, […], →OCLC:

     How unlike their Belgic sires of old.

2. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.

References

• “Belgic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.