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Belgian

Belgian

1.0
A person from Belgium
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛldʒən/
translation icon : belga
  • As a Belgian, she took pride in her country's famous chocolates and waffles.

This Friedman and Lemaitre, Friedman was a Russian, Lemaitre was a Belgian.

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Examples

  • The first people to be uprooted by war and identified as refugees with a claim on the conscience of the world were Belgians in World War One.

  • These camps were run by French, Belgians and, and, and Dutch.

  • Like his officers were white Belgians and he was, you know, in in the ranks.

  • Know thyself or know the Nepalese and the Belgians or something.

  • They usually German or Dutch, sometimes English, even Belgians, and they can be spotted in their natural habitat on a beach.

  • This was one of Cecil Roads endeavors pushing up from South Africa and the Belgians pushing down.

  • Well the belgians bought a couple squadrons of 100's, We'll give them a deal on the arrow.

  • But that threatened French Francois Ravel thought Jean Francois more than it would threaten, say, Germans or Belgians or or you know, Italians.

  • Many Belgians enjoy cycling through the beautiful countryside during the summer.

  • The Belgians celebrated their national holiday with fireworks and parades.

Compounds

A thick sweet waffle with deep pockets served with ice cream or fruit sauce

A former Belgian colony in central Africa that became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960

A narrow pale vegetable with tender leaves that people grow in darkness

A dish of beef slowly cooked in beer with garlic and served with boiled potatoes

Belgian franc
  • Archaic
5.1

Money used in Belgium until 2002 when the euro replaced it

A very small, strong dog from Belgium with rough hair and a short bearded snout

A reddish domestic rabbit that people breed to look like a wild hare

A strong, intelligent dog from Belgium that herds sheep and helps in jobs like police or rescue

A strong active dog from Belgium used for herding and police work

Surface Forms

Belgian singular
Belgians plural

Morphology

Belgian = Belgium (transparent) = Belgium + ian

Productive and regular demonym formation from the country name 'Belgium' with the suffix '-ian', so learners who know 'Belgium' can infer 'Belgian'.

Etymology

Belgian comes from the country name Belgium, which comes from the old name Belgica, named for a people called the Belgae. So a Belgian is a person 'from Belgium'.