Belgian

Examples

• All

• It's called a Belgian Dip.

  Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

• And that is how a Belgian balanced coffee siphon works.

• Dinner with the Belgian prime minister at eight.

  Ali G Indahouse (2002)

• And like no Dutch or Belgian would do that.

• I'm told it was a beautiful Belgian day.

  Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

• The Belgian photographer is expecting us.

  Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

• In Belgium, the solution has been much less effective, and Belgian identity is weak.

  Academic text (1991)

• The Institute of Tropical Medicine funded this project through the framework agreement with the Belgian Development Cooperation.

  Academic text (2015)

• Honestly, it tastes like a good Belgian waffle, guys.

• The festival celebrated Belgian culture with traditional music and dance.

Compounds

B

Belgian waffle

6 2.3

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

B

Belgian Congo

1 7.7

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

B

Belgian endive

1 6.8

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

B

Belgian beef stew

3.4

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

B

Belgian franc

• Archaic

5.1

Money used in Belgium until 2002 when the euro replaced it

B

Belgian griffon

8.6

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

B

Belgian hare

8.2

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

B

Belgian sheepdog

4.5

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

B

Belgian shepherd

3.2

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

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Etymology