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Flanders en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈflæn.dəɹz/ (General-American)
  • /ˈflɑːn.dəz/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English Flaundres, from Anglo-Norman Flaundre, Flaundres, from Middle Dutch Vlâendren pl, from Vlander, from Old Frisian, from Proto-West Germanic *flaumdr (“waterlogged land”), from *flaum (“flowing, current (water)”) (compare Old High German weraltfloum (“transitoriness of life”), Old Norse flaumr (“eddy”)), from Proto-Indo-European *plow-m- (“flow”) (compare Ancient Greek πλῠ́μα (plŭ́ma, “dishwater, washing water”)). More at flow. "Waterlogged" refers to the mudflats and salt marshes common to coastal Flanders.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A cultural region in the north of Belgium.
    • But Wallonian legislators are blocking the changes, fearing that their power is eroding, that the Flemish are doing some legal ethnic cleansing and that a divided Belgium will end the subsidies that flow south from richer Flanders. 2008 May 14, Steven Erlanger, “Seams of Belgium’s Quilt Threaten to Burst”, in The New York Times:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Flanders.
    • When you went / Ambassador to the Emperor, you made bold / To carry into Flanders the great seal. 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
  3. (countable, uncountable) A region of Belgium. Official name: Flemish Region.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A community of Belgium. Official name: Flemish Community.
  5. (countable, uncountable) Two provinces in Belgian Flanders, West Flanders and East Flanders.
    • Ellipsis of West Flanders: a province of Flanders, Belgium.
    • Ellipsis of East Flanders: a province of Flanders, Belgium.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of French Flanders: a former province of France.
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of French Flanders: a region of France.
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Zeelandic Flanders: a region of Zeeland, the Netherlands.
  9. (countable, uncountable) The principal railway station in Lille, capital of the above.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A village in the town of East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A historic district in the town of Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
  13. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Green Township, Alpena County, Michigan.
  14. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Mount Olive Township, Morris County, New Jersey.
  15. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York.
  16. (countable, uncountable) A surname.

Forms

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Flanderses Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Flanderisation · Flaundrish · flanderize

Relateds

French Flanders · East-Flanders · Belgium · Wallonia · Zeelandic Flanders · Flandrian · Flanderization · West-Flanders · Flemish · Imperial Flanders · Brussels

Translations (215)

ja フランドル (former province of France) · cy Fflandrys (East Flanders) · nrf Fliandres (West Flanders) · fi Flanderi (region of France) · th แฟลนเดอร์ส (region of Belgium) · hy Ֆլանդրիա (East Flanders) · vls Vloanders (West Flanders) · fr la Flandre (historical county) · fr la Flandre française (former province of France) · ga Flóndras (historical county) · cmn 佛蘭德 /佛兰德 (region of France) · el Φλάνδρα (community of Belgium) · ca Flandes (region of Belgium) · cy Fflandrys (former province of France) · hu Flandria (community of Belgium) · cmn 法蘭德斯區 /法兰德斯区 (community of Belgium) · el Φλάνδρα (region of France) · enm Flaundres (region of Belgium) · es Flandes (region of France) · fi Flanderi (East Flanders) · ca Flandes (community of Belgium) · es Flandes (historical county) · pt Flandres (former province of France) · oc Flandes (community of Belgium) · nl de Vlaanders (East Flanders) · de Flandern (West Flanders) · ka ფლანდრია (East Flanders) · ast Flandes (region of Belgium) · da Flandern (region of France) · fr la Flandre française (region of France) · ru Фла́ндрия (East Flanders) · acw فْلَاندر (region of Belgium) · ga Flóndras (East Flanders) · ka ფლანდრია (region of Belgium) · da Fransk Flandern (region of France) · ga Flóndras (former province of France) · ja フランドル (region of France) · ja フランデレン州 (East Flanders) · ar فْلَانْدِر (community of Belgium) · hy Ֆլանդրիա (community of Belgium) · es Flandes (community of Belgium) · cy Fflandrys (historical county) · oc Flandes (region of Belgium) · fy Flaanders (East Flanders) · de Flandern (region of France) · cmn 弗蘭德 /弗兰德 (community of Belgium) · fr Flandres (West Flanders) · it Fiandre (former province of France) · et Flandria (region of Belgium) · co Fiandri (region of Belgium) · co Fiandri (community of Belgium) · ru Фла́ндрия (region of Belgium) · non Flæmingjaland (historical county) · cs Flandry (historical county) · el Φλάνδρα (region of Belgium) · et Flandria (community of Belgium) · ru Фла́ндрия (West Flanders) · ru Фла́ндрия (historical county) · lt Prancūzijos Flandrija (region of France) · ja フランデレン (community of Belgium) · cs Vlámsko n0 (region of Belgium) · ga Flóndras (West Flanders) · el Φλάνδρα (historical county) · da Flandern (former province of France) · nl Frans-Vlaanderen (region of France) · acw فْلَاندر (community of Belgium) · ca Flandes (historical county) · cy Fflandrys (West Flanders) · ga Flóndras (region of Belgium) · fr Flandre (region of Belgium) · pt Flandres (region of France) · de Flandern (historical county) · fy Flaanderen (community of Belgium) · it Fiandre (region of France) · it Fiandre (region of Belgium) · gv Yn Flandyryn (historical county) · ru Фла́ндрия (community of Belgium) · el Φλάνδρα (former province of France) · cy Fflandrys (region of Belgium) · lt Flandrija (region of Belgium) · de Flandern (region of Belgium) · it Fiandre (historical county) · cy Fflandrys (community of Belgium) · gv Yn Flandyryn (region of Belgium) · it Fiandre (East Flanders) · hy Ֆլանդրիա (region of France) · fr la Flandre (region of France) · ka ფლანდრიის საგრაფო (historical county) · ro Flandra (region of Belgium) · gv Yn Flandyryn (West Flanders) · gv Yn Flandyryn (East Flanders) · fi Flanderi (former province of France) · nl Frans-Vlaanderen (former province of France) · gd Flannras (East Flanders) · fr Flandres (community of Belgium) · hu Flandria (region of Belgium) · gv Yn Flandyryn (community of Belgium) · pl Flandria (community of Belgium) · es Flandes (region of Belgium) · nl de Vlaanders (West Flanders) · el Φλάνδρα (West Flanders) · vls Vloandern (historical county) · pt Flandres (region of Belgium) · vls Vloandern (community of Belgium) · eo Flandrio (region of Belgium) · fr Flandres (region of Belgium) · cmn 弗蘭德 /弗兰德 (historical county) · bg Фландрия (East Flanders) · nrf Fliandres (region of Belgium) · nl Vlaanderen (community of Belgium) · da Fransk Flandern (former province of France) · pl Flandria (region of Belgium) · enm Flaundres (historical county) · ga Flóndras (region of France) · hy Ֆլանդրիա (region of Belgium) · ga Flóndras (community of Belgium) · ro Flandra (community of Belgium) · th แฟลนเดอร์ส (community of Belgium) · sv Flandern (region of Belgium) · sco Flanders (community of Belgium) · sco Flanders (region of Belgium) · bg Фла́ндрия (region of France) · es Flandes (former province of France) · da (grevskabet) Flandern (historical county) · gv Yn Flandyryn (region of France) · fa فلاندر (historical county) · eo Flandrio (community of Belgium) · bg Фла́ндрия (former province of France) · lt Prancūzijos Flandrija (former province of France) · es Flandes (East Flanders) · pt Flandres (West Flanders) · de Flandern (community of Belgium) · co Fiandri (West Flanders) · cmn 佛蘭德 /佛兰德 (historical county) · fy Flaanders (West Flanders) · cmn 佛蘭德 /佛兰德 (former province of France) · lt Flandrija (community of Belgium) · hy Ֆլանդրիա (historical county) · cs Vlámsko n0 (community of Belgium) · ja フランドル・フランセーズ (region of France) · oc Flandra (region of Belgium) · gd Flannras (region of Belgium) · da Flandern (community of Belgium) · ja フランデレン州 (West Flanders) · de Flandern (East Flanders) · ast Flandes (community of Belgium) · cmn 弗蘭德 /弗兰德 (region of Belgium) · ka ფლანდრია (West Flanders) · gd Flannras (West Flanders) · cmn 法蘭德斯區 /法兰德斯区 (region of Belgium) · et Flandria (historical county) · vls Vloanders (East Flanders) · sv Flandern (community of Belgium) · gl Flandres (region of Belgium) · it Fiandre (community of Belgium) · gd Flannras (community of Belgium) · ja フランデレン (region of Belgium) · pt Flandres (historical county) · ja フランドル・フランセーズ (former province of France) · gv Yn Flandyryn (former province of France) · bg Фландрия (West Flanders) · cmn 佛蘭德 /佛兰德 (community of Belgium) · fy Flaanderen (region of Belgium) · da Flandern (region of Belgium) · nrf Fliandres (East Flanders) · ja フランドル (community of Belgium) · ru Фла́ндрия (former province of France) · roa-opt Frandes (historical county) · fi Flanderi (region of Belgium) · es Flandes (West Flanders) · bg Фландрия (community of Belgium) · hy Ֆլանդրիա (West Flanders) · ja フランドル (historical county) · ru Фла́ндрия (region of France) · cs Flandry (former province of France) · ka ფლანდრია (historical county) · ca Flandes francès (former province of France) · cmn 弗蘭德 /弗兰德 (former province of France) · fi Flanderi (community of Belgium) · lt Flandrija (historical county) · nl Vlaanderen (region of Belgium) · it Fiandre (West Flanders) · bg Фландрия (historical county) · ja フランダース (historical county) · fi Flanderi (historical county) · nrf Fliandres (community of Belgium) · cy Fflandrys (region of France) · ar فْلَانْدِر (region of Belgium) · cs Flandry (region of France) · fi Flanderi (West Flanders) · ca Flandes francès (region of France) · pt Flandres (community of Belgium) · fr Flandre (community of Belgium) · cmn 佛蘭德 /佛兰德 (region of Belgium) · pt Flandres (East Flanders) · vls Vloandern (region of Belgium) · el Φλάνδρα (East Flanders) · co Fiandri (East Flanders) · nl (graafschap) Vlaanderen (historical county) · gd Flannras (region of France) · cs Flandry (West Flanders) · fr la Flandre (former province of France) · de Flandern (former province of France) · oc Flandra (community of Belgium) · cs Flandry (East Flanders) · gd Flannras (former province of France) · cmn 弗蘭德 /弗兰德 (region of France) · bg Фландрия (region of Belgium) · fr Flandres (East Flanders) · ja フランドル (region of Belgium) · cs Vlámsko (historical county) · gd Flannras (historical county) · ka ფლანდრია (community of Belgium) · hy Ֆլանդրիա (former province of France) · gl Flandres (community of Belgium)