adj
Flemish
FLEH-mihsh
adj
1
Relating to Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, or its culture and people.
"The museum has a fine collection of Flemish paintings from the 1600s."
noun
1
The variety of Dutch spoken in Flanders.
"He grew up speaking Flemish at home and French at school."
How to Use Flemish
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to Flanders (northern Belgium) — its people, language, or culture.
Common pairings
Flemish painters
Flemish language
Flemish region
Word Forms
more Flemish comparative, flemished past tense, flemishes singular, most Flemish superlative
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Etymology
From Old English flemisc, ultimately from the same Germanic root as "Flanders."