Belgium

American

[bel-juhm] / ˈbɛl dʒəm /

noun

a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Brussels.

Belgium British

/ ˈbɛldʒəm /

noun

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

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.

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Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, said the squad must remain in a "bubble" in Belgium.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

It will play Belgium in Inglewood six days later before finishing the group stage against Egypt in Seattle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Belgium will conduct an auction on Monday, which is a public holiday in many countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Bruel is due to start a concert tour in June of France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada after finishing his theatre engagement, but a feminist group has launched an online petition to have the tour cancelled.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Before advancing through Belgium, the Germans had to attack and destroy the powerful network of forts around the city of Liege, just inside the Belgian border.

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

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