noun
Fleming
FLEH-mihng
noun
1
A person from Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
"His grandfather was a Fleming who settled in London after the war."
"The exhibition traced the influence of Flemish weavers brought to England by Flemings."
How to Use Fleming
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone from Flanders, as opposed to a Walloon (from French-speaking Belgium).
Easily confused with
Word Forms
Flemings plural
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Etymology
From Middle English flameng, tracing back through Old Norse and Middle Dutch forms tied to Flanders, ultimately from a Germanic root meaning "flowing water" plus a suffix meaning "belonging to."