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

Belgium didn’t make it out of the group stage in Qatar after reaching the semifinals four years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Travel could be a problem, though, since Belgium opens in Seattle, plays its second game in Inglewood, then travels back to the Pacific Northwest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

All three of Iran's group-stage matches will be played in the United States, against New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles, and against Egypt in Seattle.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Joshua Hopkins, 26, from Glasgow, started a business and marketing degree in Belgium but then switched to an apprenticeship.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

We’ve been wondering which prince they’ll marry this beauty off to, but can’t think of a suitable candidate; perhaps her sister, Princess Margaret Rose, can have Crown Prince Baudouin of Belgium!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank