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

Losses to Belgium and Portugal in World Cup tuneups do not bode well for Mauricio Pochettino’s plans to reach at least the World Cup semifinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

We already know it’s not better than Belgium or Portugal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Belgium, the Netherlands and Canada have all fallen down that slippery slope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"The situation is very dire," lamented Amaury Poncelet, a cereal farmer in central Belgium.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

To support Austria in its conflict with Russia over Serbia, Germany had attacked France by invading Belgium.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman