Belgium

American  

[bel-juhm] / ˈbɛl dʒəm /

noun

1. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Brussels.

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Belgium British  

/ ˈbɛldʒəm /

noun

1. a federal kingdom in NW Europe: at various times under the rulers of Burgundy, Spain, Austria, France, and the Netherlands before becoming an independent kingdom in 1830. It formed the Benelux customs union with the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1948 and and was a founder member of the Common Market, now the European Union. It consists chiefly of a low-lying region of sand, woods, and heath (the Campine) in the north and west, and a fertile undulating central plain rising to the Ardennes Mountains in the southeast. Languages: French, Flemish (Dutch), German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Brussels. Pop: 10 444 268 (2013 est). Area: 30 513 sq km (11 778 sq miles)

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Belgium Cultural  

1. Monarchy in northwestern Europe, bordered by the North Sea and The Netherlands to the north, Germany and Luxembourg to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and largest city is Brussels.

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Headquarters for the EU and for NATO.

Example Sentences

“Over here is where Belgium is on a traditional map, and Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, and of course, what is now the island of Spain.”

From Literature

The year-long operation involved police from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain.

From Barron's

Europe ranks as one of the biggest holders of U.S. government debt: The euro area combined with Belgium, Luxembourg and Ireland held a total of more than $1.5 trillion in Treasurys as of last year.

From MarketWatch

Europe ranks as one of the biggest holders of U.S. government debt: The euro area combined with Belgium, Luxembourg and Ireland held a total of more than $1.5 trillion in Treasurys as of last year.

From MarketWatch

On a long-planned holiday trip to London and Antwerp, Belgium, in December, our flight from LAX was abruptly moved to the next day — no warning, no explanation, no American Airlines personnel at the gate.

From Los Angeles Times