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Belgium.

A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

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name/ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/[ˈbɛld͡ʒɱ̩]
  1. A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

    uncountable · usually
  2. A place in the United States: A village in Vermilion County, Illinois.

    uncountable · usually
  3. A place in the United States: A township in Polk County, Minnesota.

    uncountable · usually
  4. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.

    uncountable · usually
  5. A place in the United States: A town and village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

    uncountable · usually
  6. The Low Countries.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-? Proto-Celtic *belgosbor. Latin Belgae Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin belgicusder. Proto-Indo-European *gelH-? Proto-Celtic *galnatibor. Latin Gallus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Gallia ▲ Latin Belgica Latin Gallia Belgicaellip. Latin Belgicader. Latin Belgiumbor. English Belgium Borrowed from Latin Belgium, variant of Belgica, from Gallia Belgica, from the name of the tribe of Belgae.

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