Definition of flemish Flemish

/flɛˈmɪʃ/ - [flemish] - Flem•ish

We found 11 definitions of flemish from 7 different sources.

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What does flemish mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

flemish - one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch
  Flemish dialect
  dutch the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
flemish - an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
  ethnic group, ethnos people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

Adjective

Flemish, flemisher, flemishest

flemish - of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture; "the Flemish population of Belgium"; "Flemish painters"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • flemish (Adjective)
    Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders; or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
  • flemish (Adjective)
    Of or relating to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • flemish (a.)
    Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings.
  • flemish (n.)
    The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • flemish
    A Western Germanic language spoken mainly in Flanders, the Netherlands and France.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • flemish
    flem′ish, adj. of or belonging to the Flemings or people of Flanders, or their language.—n. Flem′ing, a native of Flanders.—Flemish school, a school of painting formed by the brothers Van Eyck, reaching its height in Rubens, Vandyck, and Teniers; Flemish stitch, a stitch used in making certain kinds of point-lace. [Dut. Vlaamsch.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • flemish
    To coil down a rope concentrically in the direction of the sun, or coil of a watch-spring, beginning in the middle without riders; but if there must be riding fakes, they begin outside, and that is the true French coil.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • linguistics
    Flemish means belonging to Flanders, the north part of the country of Belgium. The Flemish language (called "Vlaams" in Flemish) is really the same as Dutch. However, several dialects of Dutch are spoken in Flanders and these are often called "Flemish".

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