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Belgian

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Bel·gian  (bljn)
adj.
Of or relating to Belgium or its people or culture.
n.
1.
a. A native or inhabitant of Belgium.
b. A person of Belgian descent.
2. Any of a breed of characteristically large, reddish-brown or chestnut-colored draft horses.

Belgian [ˈbɛldʒən]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Belgium See also Fleming1 Walloon
adj
1. (Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgians
2. (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Walloon French or the Flemish languages
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.BelgianBelgian - a native or inhabitant of Belgium    
Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
Fleming - a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian
Walloon - a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
Adj.1.Belgian - of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people; "the Belgian Queen"
Translations
Belgian [ˈbeldʒən]
A. ADJbelga
B. Nbelga mf

Belgian [ˈbɛldʒən]
adjbelge, de Belgique
Belgian chocolate → le chocolat belge
She's Belgian → Elle est belge.
n (= person) → Belge mf
the Belgians → les Belges mpl

Belgian
nBelgier(in) m(f)
adjbelgisch

Belgian [ˈbɛldʒn] adj & nbelga (m/f)
Belgian [ˈbɛldʒn] adj & nbelga (m/f)

Belgian بلجيكي Belgičan, belgický belgier, belgisk Belgier, belgisch βελγικός, Βέλγος belga belgialainen Belge Belgijanac, belgijski belga ベルギーの, ベルギー人 벨기에 사람, 벨기에의 Belg, Belgisch belgier, belgisk Belg, belgijski belga, belgo бельгиец, бельгийский belgare, belgisk เกี่ยวกับชาวเบลเยี่ยม, ชาวเบลเยี่ยม Belçika, Belçikalı người Bỉ, thuộc Bỉ 比利时人, 比利时的


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For years the military forces of Belgian Congo had waged a fruitless war upon this man and his followers--a war in which quarter had never been asked nor expected by either side.
The stove might be dismal-looking to some eyes, not to mine, but it was indisputably very warm, and there were two gentlemen seated by it talking in French; impossible to follow their rapid utterance, or comprehend much of the purport of what they said--yet French, in the mouths of Frenchmen, or Belgians (I was not then sensible of the horrors of the Belgian accent) was as music to my ears.
He had noticed overnight the name of the Belgian city, "Liege," engraved on it.
 
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