Belgic

[ bel-jik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Belgae.
2. Belgian.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Belgic¹

1580–90; < Latin belgicus. See Belgae, -ic

Example Sentences

The district included in the annexed map, of which Hitchin is the centre, was a part of Belgic Britain.

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In Hampshire the old Celtic or Belgic names of rivers in many cases gave their names to places upon them.

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Such is the nature of the celebrated Belgic confederacy, as delineated on parchment.

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The Nervii were one of the Belgic tribes and are understood to have been the most warlike of them all.

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The Belgic church thus: Therefore he hath armed the magistrates with a sword, that they may punish the bad and defend the good.

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