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Fleming

Fleming

1 6.0
A person from Flanders who speaks Flemish
  • noun
  • /ˈflɛmɪŋ/
: 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

Belgian
vsFleming
15 1.0

A person from Belgium

refers to someone from a specific region or native speaker, not a national
Flemish
vsFleming
1 7.8

A person from northern Belgium who speaks Dutch

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

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.