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Fleming

Fleming

6.0
A person from Flanders who speaks Flemish
  • noun
  • /ˈflɛmɪŋ/
translation icon : flamenco
  • As a proud Fleming, she enjoys sharing the rich culture and traditions of Flanders.

Examples

  • The Fleming community in Belgium celebrates its linguistic heritage every year.

  • He identified himself as a Fleming, expressing his love for the Flemish language.

  • "M.j. Schlegel, the rise, straight fleming, devon.

    Howards End (1992)

Synonyms

Flemish
vsFleming
7.8

A person from northern Belgium who speaks Dutch

is used for someone from a region or a native speaker, not ethnic identity
Belgian
vsFleming
1.0

A person from Belgium

refers to someone from a specific region or native speaker, not a national

Surface Forms

Fleming singular
Flemings plural

Etymology

Fleming comes from an old word for someone 'from Flanders', and we also use Flemish for the language there. So a Fleming today is a person from Flanders or a speaker of the Flemish language.