belgicisme
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Etymology edit
Likely from French belgicisme. Equivalent to België (“Belgium”) + -isme (“-ism”)
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belgicisme n (plural belgicismes)
- (Belgium, politics, often derogatory) the political ideology which supports the economic and political unity of Belgium; Belgicism
- Synonym: unitarisme
- Antonyms: antibelgicist, Vlaams-nationalisme, Waals-nationalisme
- (Belgium, linguistics) a Dutch word or phrase of Belgian origin, typically never or rarely present in the Dutch spoken in the Netherlands; a Belgicism
- (Belgium, linguistics) a French word or phrase of Belgian origin, typically never or rarely present in the French spoken in France; a Belgicism
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belgicisme m (plural belgicismes)
Further reading edit
- “belgicisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.