Flanders

geographical name

Flan·​ders ˈflan-dərz How to pronounce Flanders (audio)
variants or French Flandre or Flemish Vlaanderen
1
medieval county along the coast of what is now Belgium and adjacent parts of France and the Netherlands
2
semiautonomous region of western Belgium comprised mainly of Dutch speakers population 6,396,000 see east flanders, west flanders

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“Flanders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Flanders. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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