Flemish

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EtymologyEdit

Middle English flemmysshe, from Old Frisian flemsche, from Middle Dutch vlāmisch, vlemesch (modern Vlaams), from Old Frisian flamsk ‘Fleming’ (compare 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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  • Flemish accounts
  • Flemish beauty
  • Flemish bond
  • Flemish brick
  • Flemish coil
  • Flemish eye
  • Flemish horse

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Flemish

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

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Last modified on 14 April 2014, at 09:00