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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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By the Belgian Grand Prix, he was so frustrated by a qualifying session that he burst into tears in the media pen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The 40-year-old had been unwell with a virus and missed the pre-match news conference on Tuesday prior to Bayern's Champions League game against Arsenal, however, the Belgian was on the touchline for the match.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Belgium’s foreign ministry temporarily took its websites offline as a precaution, it said on X, although the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium had recorded no attacks on Belgian sites.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Belgian authorities said a car from its consulate had a window smashed and a French mayor was assaulted.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Now we are to get by on zero dollars a month in Belgian francs, and it doesn’t take long to figure out that story problem.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vandenkerckhove is already well known to Belgians, having been the focus of a Flemish TV documentary last September, in which he described how he got to know his father.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
In back-to-back games now, the Belgians have done more than just win—they’ve also riled up their opponents in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
We were formed in ranks, with Russian soldiers guarding us—Englishmen, Americans, Dutchmen, Belgians, Frenchmen, Canadians, South Africans, New Zealanders, Australians, thousands of us about to stop being prisoners of war.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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