Flanders

American  

[flan-derz] / ˈflæn dərz /

noun

1. a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.

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Flanders British  

/ ˈflɑːndəz /

noun

1. a powerful medieval principality in the SW part of the Low Countries, now in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders, the Netherlands province of Zeeland, and the French department of the Nord; scene of battles in many wars

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Flanders

The police in Dendermonde, a city of around 50,000 in the Flanders region, 18 miles northwest of Brussels, are warning potential scourers to stay away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

A peer-reviewed study by Scott Niederjohn and Will Flanders, and published in the Journal of School Choice, examined state test scores for students in the statewide and Racine voucher programs from 2018 to 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

In March he will try to win a third Milan-San Remo before in April going after a record-breaking fourth Tour of Flanders success and a record-equalling fourth crown at Paris-Roubaix.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

Furthermore, he added, an incineration ban in effect in Flanders means that incineration plants “cannot accept these goods.”

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025

He hails from Flanders, which means he has an accent even stranger than mine.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz