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adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgians
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of or relating to the Walloon French or the Flemish languages
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Belgian officials said the arrested man was working at BelGaN while simultaneously acting as a director at a Chinese company that was established soon after he took up his BelGaN position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
BelGaN bought the Belgian manufacturing site from ON Semiconductor, a U.S.-based multinational.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Belgian officials said Monday that in May they had arrested a man, who also holds Belgian citizenship, just before he was due to fly to Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The minimum £15m fee secured in Trossard's deal to Besiktas is also viewed as a good deal inside the Emirates given the Belgian turns 32 in December.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The objective was to break through the German lines, advance to the Belgian coast, and capture the seaports used by German U-boats as their forward bases.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
When the Shanghai Municipal Police arrested them for suspected communist activities on June 15, 1931, the pair identified themselves as the Belgians Hilaire Noulens and Marie Motte—no, it was Fernand and Marie Vandercruyssen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Overturn this”: a victory barb from the Belgians.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
To have any hope against the Belgians in the round of 16 — a matchup between FIFA’s Nos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Whatever happens, European Council President António Costa has promised not to go over the heads of the Belgians.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
They were all French and Belgians, and paid close attention to their meal, but they were having a good time.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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